Posted on 07/12/2023 3:48:01 PM PDT by algore
A Democratic Georgia state legislator from Atlanta has defected to the Republican Party in astonishing move after her party turned on her for backing school vouchers wanting to get tougher on prosecutors.
Rep. Mesha Mainor, 48, switched sides to become the only black member of the state GOP after ripping into her former colleagues for trying to 'sabotage' everything she did and embracing 'left-wing radicalism'.
Mainor said legislative Democrats drove her out of the party for breaking what they think are party norms including being soft on crime.
At a Tuesday news conference outside the Georgia Capitol, she said they had 'relentlessly tried to sabotage every single thing that I have done for District 56' and 'publicly slandered me in every way imaginable.'
'I thought it was OK to not agree with those things as a Democrat. But they told me, You know what, those are values we just don´t have,´' Mainor said, flanked by state Republican Party Chairman Josh McKoon.
'I didn’t leave the Democrat Party. The Democrat Party left ME when it embraced left-wing radicalism, lawlessness, and put the interests of illegal aliens over the interest of Americans. I have nothing to apologize for.'
Mainor, first elected in 2020, represents House District 56, an ultra-Democratic swath of Atlanta including its Midtown neighborhood and close-in parts of the city's west side. She had said earlier that she wouldn't switch parties. Tuesday, though, she urged other lifelong Democrats to reexamine the party's values.
'I am encouraging more black Americans and black Democrats in particular - you might have this coat on, but I suggest you look at the lining. See what's on the inside,' she said.
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There should be dozens if not hundreds of “traditional liberal” politicians in the Democratic party who do the same. It just goes to show how deep the woke rot is in that despicable group.
In other words the democrats aren’t commie enough for her tastes.
She figured it out
Black people are being displaced by illegals
How do you figure that ??
Lets see how she votes before any stands up and gives her a round of applause.
More like she saw that migrants and trannies are higher on the Democrat priority scale than blacks.
The trend is our friend …
Lots of blacks are starting to feel that way apparently, if you give any credence to social media. Before too long, the race war that’s been predicted (hoped for?) for so long may be black versus brown and whites will be eating the popcorn on the sidelines.
That or she was accidentally exposed to some of the wisdom of Dr. Thomas Sowell.
Au contraríe. Did you not read what she said?? Bravo!
* contraire (darn auto ‘correct’).
“Mainor, first elected in 2020, represents House District 56, an ultra-Democratic swath of Atlanta including its Midtown neighborhood and close-in parts of the city’s west side.”
That probably means she is looking at another seat (state senate maybe) when her term is up. No way any human wins that seat with an R by their name.
A ray of hope for the future.
Did you read the article, she shreads the left.
Now punish her for being a stupid democrat all those years. If she really switched, she would accept her punishment.
The Great Replacement. In the USA it’s not just about White Folks.
Smart move...the Plantation is no place for a rational person.
“We’re gonna steal your women and drink your beer.”
Famous SF Giant.
Already displaced by abortion
Now illegals
But as a group they don’t help themselves out much either...
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