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What exactly is it about the GOP that makes it comfortable for a Democrat to switch?
What exactly is it about the GOP that makes it comfortable for a Democrat to switch?
This "Dem" voted nearly a straight Repug party line on all the big bills.
The Dems won't miss him.
I think he is just choosing the lesser of two evils.
...so, he's breaking his contract with Democratic voters who are a majority in his county...
...by the way, I thought this thread was about Ben Nelson...
Big deal, he represents a conservative base anyway. No clue how he got elected as a Dem.
Wouldn't it be what are the Dems doing that would make him so uncomfortable not to stay. I saw this happening when I saw the Dem conservatives the DNC putting up in 06.
So we are just electing political parties?
Politico's really playing this up, but I don't see what the big deal is - his votes pretty much aligned against Dem's on every major issue as was.
Yeah, I doubt his cons uents will care all that much, though conservatives might want someone with better credentials, rather than a convert.
What do YOU think you're electing?
He also stiffed the Dem party for $1M they gave him to finance his campaign.
If it's easy to switch, there must not be that much of a difference. Ditto for Arlen.
You don't get it. They're "independents"...
The person. I never vote down party lines. Every promise and goal the politician makes or leads to, I hold that person accountable. I remember when this happened in 02 and I automatically went against it because of political parties. then I realized it doesn't matter, or shouldn't matter, what party they were. I know in reality it does, with all the rules and finances but if we make a law against changing parties then we have given up the reforming idea, no matter how bleak it is.
To break and side with another party secures you campaigning funds like those you received from your original party. I dislike Lieberman, but at least he runs his own party -- even if he has to suck-up to the scourge of humanity to get his funding.
Have you ever voted for a Democrat?
No doubt. But as Marcus said, if it's so easy to switch parties, then there must not be many fundamental differences between them, if any.
I voted for H. Cuellar.
Good for you...
Was this in 2008? Out of curiosity, what didn't you like about Fish?
I don't know who he replaced. Did he replace a liberal pork spending republican?
Republican does not always mean conservative you know.
Depends. If he's more conservative that today's republicans, what's wrong with that?
I haven't looked up who he is, his record, or anything. I simply dislike people looking at it from a partisan standpoint.
Republican never means conservative these days.
Bill Clinton was more conservative than over half of today's House GOP.
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