2014 fallout: Democratic officeholders jumping ship for the GOP

Hotair ^ | 11/6/2014 | Noah Rothman

[RinaseaofDs]

I agree. Keystone is a can’t miss. A CLEAN BILL will get vetoed, and the veto will be overridden, or signed.

It will also repair relations with the Canadians (somewhat).

[Scoutmaster]

Extinct? You haven’t met my father in law.

[sten]

this is how we get RINOs

[nomad]

With the numbers of lesser of two evil crowd buying that bull here, on a hardcore conservative forum? I`ll give you odds the rest of the sheeple republiCrat plantation will swallow it hook, line, and sinker.

'We just need to win and we`ll take over the party from the inside!', yeah, right!

[hinckley buzzard]

The GOP leadership (aka John Boehner) engineered the first time in sixty years that the federal government reduced actual spending two years in a row (2012-2013). Not just reduced the rate of increase. Reduced actual dollars spent.

Newt didn't do it. Denny Hastert never came close. No other republican did it either, not Nixon, not Reagan, not Bush. .

FYI

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Sen. August King (D) is a lying little shit.

Manchin is an opportunist.

Rats finally showing their true colors - Yellow and Red.

[Covenantor]

Really? A budget bill passed by Reid’s Senate and signed by Obama?

Must have been in the hospital then.

[Fester Chugabrew]

“No change of heart. No change of convictions.”

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While this is troubling on the face of things, it actually speaks of an integrity few in public office have: one that understands the overall purpose of being REPRESENTATIVE of the people. We tend to vote people into to office who most agree with our deepest passions, yes. A representative in certain respects must reconcile the differing passions of his constituency.

There are many people in public offices, however, whose convictions are manifestly contrary to a civil, self-governing society. Namely those who wink at sodomy, abortion, and such while taking bribes. These are the ones who need weeding out. Nancy and Harry, for starters. They shouldn’t even be allowed to vote, let alone hold public office.

[Fresh Wind]

Actually, Spectre was a double jumper.

He jumped ship to become a Republican when it was to his political advantage, and then jumped back when it suited him.

May he rest in peace, but people like him make slime look attractive.

Same goes for Jumpin’ Jim Jeffords.

[AuH2ORepublican]

“Blue Dog Democrats. They are now extinct.”

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If we’re talking about socially conservative, economically moderate Democrats, there’s at least one left: Collin Peterson of MN-07. I would also describe Henry Cuellar of TX-28 as one, although he’s not quite as conservative as Peterson. Those are the only two Democrats in Congress that I would welcome into the GOP with no questions asked; the fact that Peterson appears to be unbeatable as a Democrat in his district, and Cuellar certainly is unbeatable as a Democrat, and that both would hold their district as a Republican, is part of the equation.

McIntyre indubitably was a Blue Dog, but Rahall, Matheson and Barrow were not (with Barrow being the most liberal of the bunch).

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

On a tangential but important note, I think it was Arkansas that had a Dem state government and was threatening to pass a law to throw its electoral votes to with winner of the national majority - which would threaten to moot the electoral college calculus in cases where the popular vote was different than the conventional unit-rule electoral vote. The idea obviously being that the Democrats could run up the score with illegals in their strongholds, and compromise (they hope, fatally) the Republican Party’s presidential chances.

Given that Arkansas is turning bright red (it now has no Democrats in its 2015 congressional delegation), I hope that that Democrat plot can be defeated or reversed before 2016. Any word on that??

[Impy]

Welcome to the party

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsSHq_EuqJA

I’m just kidding, it’s good of course but I can’t help somewhat resenting people that switch only after a big GOP victory so they can have more power.

I wonder why the Missouri Rep waited so long, dems in MO Leg have been irrelevant for a while. I guess she sees they aren’t coming back.

[Impy]

Ping to 16, it’s a gas mask.

[randita]

This happened in 2010 as well.

[diogenes ghost]

"Party jumpers may enjoy a short term advantage, but it almost always comes back to bite them in the @$$ later on.

Yup, just like that Reagan guy.

[nascarnation]

I think the only office Reagan was elected to as a Democrat was head of the actors union.

[WVNan]

I do not expect to see this at the federal level, unless Manchin suddenly smells the roses.

Don't be surprised if Joe does shift. He does not have the heart of a dem. The party of unions was part of his heritage, but he is pro-life, pro-gun, Constitution. He does not make a good dem. I think I will write him another letter. I've sent him two already since he hit D.C. reminding him that his everlasting soul is in jeprody if he doesn't repent.

[Viennacon]

Looking at it now, I think I know why he isn’t moving. He is going to return to WV to run for governor again in 2016. I think he’s had enough. Seemed pissed at Reid in a recent interview, wouldn’t even clarify if Dirty Harry was a fool or not.

This means 2016 is not such a great map for the dems. They start with a deficit as the WV seat goes automatic red. If Sandoval challenges Reid, thats pretty much locked up for us as well.

This will likely stem any losses we suffer because of the map.

[WVNan]

Wouldn’t he be more likely to switch even to run for Gov. again? I voted for him when he was a dem. Hated to but he has a good heart. He just doesn’t fit the liberal mold that is the currnt dem party. Now that we have taken the State Legislature it would be nice to rid ourselves of Tomlin. I would vote for Joe again, but would do so happily if he was on the “right” side.

[Viennacon]

He may switch. I guess he doesn’t see much point in having to deal with the ire of Democrats while he’s still in Washington. My prediction is that he changes party when he leaves the senate and runs for governor in WV as a republican.