Just suppose, for the sake of argument, that he pulls a Jeffords when he gets elected? Seems like a big possibility given his cozyness with the Kennedys.
Seems to me, if he was going to switch parties, he'd do it now.
He'd be at 90%.
Hell, he doesn't even need to pull a Jeffords. George Ryan (RINO-IL) is STILL a "lifelong Republican", even though his best friend are Fidel Castro, Richie Daley, and the kooky green party guys who whine about the "racist" death penalty. Having Lyin' Ryan in office really "inspired" Illinoisians to vote Republican, didn't it?
Following the logic of Arinold supporters, NJ, NY, MA, TN, AZ, etc. should all be fertile grounds for Republicans now as well....yet they all went solid 'RAT after getting "leadershp" from a corrupt RINO adminstration. Hmmm.