“I didn’t leave the Democrat party...the Democrat party left me” - Ronald Reagan explaining why he changed from Democrat to Republican.
Yea he said that. And there are many in here who were DEMs up till either Reagan or 1994. Some even voted for LBJ. I wasn't among them. I did stop voting for straight party tickets though after Bob Dole's 1996 fiasco.
Note something here. A man who for most of his life was a DEM died today about noon. He was responsible for or co-founder of the largest Conservative grassroots movement of the century. His other co-founders was an Independent, and two Republicans. The movement brought conservative votes across party lines.
Tonight a man many have never heard of gets national coverage just as he did a week ago in the other debates and in nationwide polling is scoring high in the polls in his performance in the debate. That means he has attracted Conservatives from three venues GOP. DEM, and Independent. The RNC would be wise to listen to what he has to say lest they find themselves again rejected next election.