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Democrats Are Leaving Their Party in Droves. Conservatives Should Pay Attention.
The Daily Signal ^ | August 22, 2018 | Jeff Walyus

Posted on 08/24/2018 1:27:05 PM PDT by detective

Two thousand years ago, St. Paul found himself blinded by a bright light on the road to Damascus. The dramatic experience led him to stop persecuting his opponents and to take up new beliefs.

Today, many former leftists are taking their first steps on their own road to Damascus, and the right is not doing nearly enough to capitalize on this unprecedented mass exit from the left.

It all began just a few short weeks ago when gay New York hairdresser Brandon Straka posted a hard-hitting video explaining why he is no longer a Democrat or a liberal. Since then, his #WalkAway Campaign Facebook group has attracted more than 172,000 members. A multitude of videos from other WalkAways have been posted online.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailysignal.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2018midterms; democrats; realignment; straka; walkaway
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To: detective
This has been happening for a while, but most people were afraid to talk about it because they didn't want to be attacked by the brain dead collective.

WalkAway just gave them a way to do it, as a group, so it's not so scary.

It's my hope that as the Socialist's get more desperate, nasty and violent, more people will dump them.

21 posted on 08/24/2018 2:20:29 PM PDT by TXSearcher (Interesting times we live in...........)
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To: Wpin

My son in law is also working (welder) in WVA.

Probably they know each other.


22 posted on 08/24/2018 2:22:38 PM PDT by airdalechief
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To: detective

See my ongoing voter registration changes in BigLraguePolitics.


23 posted on 08/24/2018 2:26:11 PM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: detective

Tens of thousands of Christian voters remain wedded to the Democratic Party. They are uninformed about their party now and long for the “good old days” of John F. Kennedy. Many of these people in TX are trying to unseat TCruz.


24 posted on 08/24/2018 2:28:45 PM PDT by Theodore R.
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To: VanShuyten

You won’t see ads until AFTER Labor Day.
It has always been this way.


25 posted on 08/24/2018 3:06:10 PM PDT by billyboy15
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To: detective

It is imperative that a national voter fraud hotline we set up so any voter fraud that we hear about can be investigated immediately. And, everyone should document and tape any voter fraud that is seen.


26 posted on 08/24/2018 3:07:38 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: detective

RATs are going through all the stages of grief with this #walk away movement. It’s like watching the Berlin walk come down again. Check out the video of the Polish guy who saw communism go away in Poland.


27 posted on 08/24/2018 3:09:10 PM PDT by Nateman (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong.)
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To: loveliberty2

Beautiful words.

Thank you.


28 posted on 08/24/2018 3:10:52 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: TigersEye
Don’t walk #runaway!

I like it!

29 posted on 08/24/2018 3:13:32 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Yes.


30 posted on 08/24/2018 3:21:30 PM PDT by laplata (Leftists/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Wpin

That’s encouraging to hear. Thanks for sharing.

Most of the Walk Aways will vote Republican or third party and simply keep it to themselves or close friends or other Walk Aways..


31 posted on 08/24/2018 3:26:16 PM PDT by laplata (Leftists/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: laplata

And especially when they vote four times for us!!


32 posted on 08/24/2018 3:27:25 PM PDT by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: detective

where are the numbers though? A social media campaign is like counting yard signs. it’s not really a good indication.
And if they’re bleeding voters why is it R’s barely squeeked out victories in very red districts during these special elections?

It’s all about GOTV.


33 posted on 08/24/2018 3:28:31 PM PDT by snarkytart
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To: Theodore R.

Tens of thousands of Christian voters remain wedded to the Democratic Party.

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They are very stupid and idiotic. Don’t they see what the Dems stand for and want to accomplish? That is the same as Jews supporting Hitler.


34 posted on 08/24/2018 3:29:45 PM PDT by laplata (Leftists/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Windflier

:)

heh


35 posted on 08/24/2018 3:31:59 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: PrairieLady2

GA Republicans created 700,000 new jobs. Most of those jobs went to immigrants from the Rust Belt cities. Most of those Rust Belt refugees were on Democrat plantations.

Where is Heritage, CATO, AFP, Tea Party, Republicans or anyone to greet them, to ask them to consider why there are jobs in red GA (and RED TN, NC, FL, TX, etc) and no jobs in Democrat Flint, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittburgh, Buffalo or my former Chicagoland?

We could lose the game by default ... by not showing up for the game for those voters who are ripe for conversion.


36 posted on 08/24/2018 3:33:41 PM PDT by spintreebob
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To: Wpin

Good to read.

YES, we have to get out the vote both of all who are original Trump supporters and of these new “walkaway” voters.

If you listen to the walkaway testimonies (there are many of these on youtube) and read the comments to those videos, it is VERY encouraging.


37 posted on 08/24/2018 3:36:20 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: Theodore R.
Tens of thousands of Christian voters remain wedded to the Democratic Party.

There's nothing democratic about the Democrat party.

38 posted on 08/24/2018 3:44:10 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

I love watching #walkaway videos on youtube. I always watch a few before going to bed, it calms my nerves and helps me sleep. I see hope out there.


39 posted on 08/24/2018 3:51:06 PM PDT by Atlantan
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To: Atlantan

I do too!!!!! There are new walkaway videos every day. Very encouraging!


40 posted on 08/24/2018 3:52:57 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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