This may be the first of more than a few...The DIM congressman in NJ may be next.
Not likely. Jeff Van Drew would still have to caucus with one party or the other. If he becomes an Independent and still caucuses with the Dems, he’s still really a Dem, and such a switch would be useless. If he decided to caucus with the GOP, they’d likely require him to make a full switch. He wouldn’t survive a primary, though, because his voting record has been very left-wing. He’s more concerned because his State Senate seat he vacated in January just elected a Republican to it in a landslide this month.