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Another Democratic defection adds to Republican supermajority in Legislature
Mississippitoday.org ^ | 11/1/21 | Bobby Harrison

Posted on 11/01/2021 4:15:20 PM PDT by cotton1706

Rep. Jon Lancaster, elected to the state House of Representatives in 2019 as a Democrat, is the latest to switch affiliation to the Republican Party, adding to the GOP’s legislative supermajority.

Lancaster’s defection was a bit surprising in that so many legislators have switched over the past two decades that it almost appeared that there were none left to change parties. There are now at least 12 current members of the House of Representatives who were elected as Democrats but are no longer serving as Democrats.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Massachusetts; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: bobbyharrison; elections; jonlancaster; mississippi

1 posted on 11/01/2021 4:15:20 PM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

When the wind shifts they will change back. Use them while you can but never trust them.


2 posted on 11/01/2021 4:21:22 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: cotton1706

Probably had to be pro allowing
men-pretending-to-be-women going in the girls bathrooms at schools in Mississippi.


3 posted on 11/01/2021 4:27:45 PM PDT by Bulwinkle (Bulwinkle, a.k.a. Daffy Duck )
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To: Seruzawa

a Dummycrat is still a Dummycrat. God knows how many RINOS we have in the GOP and one thing I hate are “switchers” from one party to another. MS already has a supermajority and adding another is not needed.


4 posted on 11/01/2021 4:28:58 PM PDT by max americana (FIRED LEFTARD employees at our office every election since 2008 and enjoyed seeing them cry.)
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To: cotton1706

Good news, maybe. I always take these conversions with a big grain of salt.


5 posted on 11/01/2021 4:46:15 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: cotton1706

I always feel this is the strongest indicator of ‘I’m not gonna have a job if I don’t switch sides’.


6 posted on 11/01/2021 4:56:15 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

Until he does something good for Republicans, think of him as a double agent.


7 posted on 11/01/2021 5:01:55 PM PDT by redshawk ( I want my red balloon. ( https://youtu.be/zNLpfEDliV0)
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To: max americana

See my Screen name.

Many of us are legitimate “switchers


8 posted on 11/01/2021 5:02:23 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (#LeaveTheGOP. Pass it on Liberty Valance Time. The point of a gun is the only law they understan)
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To: Robert DeLong

I think there are some issues that will cause a person to change parties, in particular from Democrat to Republican.
Allowing males who declare themselves females and then to be able use girl’s bathrooms or shower with them is such an issue. All I can say is “Welcome to the Republican Party.”
It is unlikely they will swithch back-the “Rat Party” has moved to far to the left for many bread and butter Democrats.


9 posted on 11/01/2021 5:10:56 PM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: cotton1706

First I’ve heard of this. Is the MSM, other than FOX, reporting this?


10 posted on 11/01/2021 5:38:54 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: max americana

>>a Dummycrat is still a Dummycrat.

Ronald Reagan was a Democrat once upon a time.


11 posted on 11/01/2021 5:44:17 PM PDT by vikingd00d (chown -R us ~you/base)
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To: cotton1706

Oh. Great. Another liberal Repugnant.


12 posted on 11/01/2021 5:45:28 PM PDT by LouAvul (Farewell America. We barely knew you. )
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To: cotton1706

Thanks for the switch….now we will primary you to retirement….


13 posted on 11/01/2021 5:56:37 PM PDT by Hogblog
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To: cotton1706; Impy; BillyBoy; GOPsterinMA; NFHale; LS; campaignPete R-CT; AuH2ORepublican; ...

53% Conservative rating from the ACU in his first year in 2020. Won by 8% in 2019.


14 posted on 11/01/2021 6:18:37 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Plugs the Pedo - The Shart Heard 'Round The World)
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To: Seruzawa

The MS Dem party is almost entirely Black now. Very few Whites left at the legislative level. Of the 45 House Dems, only 6 are White (down from 7 with this guy’s switch). 4 of them are in GOP-leaning seats and 2 of them will likely elect Blacks when they retire. Out of 14 Senate Dems, just two are White.


15 posted on 11/01/2021 6:38:04 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Plugs the Pedo - The Shart Heard 'Round The World)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

So not a single white lgbtqwerty Dem district in the entire legislature?
Must be nice!


16 posted on 11/01/2021 8:18:30 PM PDT by rhinohunter (“Being woke means you’re a loser” — Donald J. Trump)
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To: rhinohunter

Well, you never know.


17 posted on 11/01/2021 8:35:28 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Plugs the Pedo - The Shart Heard 'Round The World)
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To: Seruzawa

The winds aren’t gonna shift in Mississippi.


18 posted on 11/01/2021 9:48:45 PM PDT by Impy ("We didn't steal the election, we swear!!!" - Sincerely, The Election Thieves )
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