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Joe Walsh says he’s becoming a Democrat
Oklahoma News 4 ^ | 6/4/25 | Sarah Fortinsky

Posted on 06/05/2025 8:28:54 AM PDT by cotton1706

Joe Walsh, a former Republican member of Congress, said Tuesday he is becoming a Democrat, marking the end of his five-year streak as a political independent after leaving the GOP in 2020.

Walsh announced his formal affiliation with the Democratic Party in a Tuesday Substack post, saying he made the decision because he views the Republican Party as a threat to democracy and the rule of law and thinks defeating the GOP requires “a broad coalition of moderates, progressives, and, yes, even conservatives.”

“Three words I never thought I’d ever utter: I’m a Democrat. This former Republican Congressman, former Republican candidate for President, this former TEA Party champion is formally joining the Democratic Party. The stakes are simply too high to NOT become a Democrat,” Walsh wrote in his Substack post, before outlining his reasoning.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: elections; elekchunz; joewalsh; lifesbeengood; notthatjoewalsh; rockymountainway; sarahfortinsky; tds; walsh

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Look, ANOTHER pretend Republican becomes a Democrat.
1 posted on 06/05/2025 8:28:54 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

Who? Was he that guy in The Eagles? With the Maserati that does 185?


2 posted on 06/05/2025 8:29:53 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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To: cotton1706

I’ll bet his wife thinks they should see other men.


3 posted on 06/05/2025 8:29:58 AM PDT by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: cotton1706

Pride month, coincidence, I think not.


4 posted on 06/05/2025 8:30:08 AM PDT by Waverunner
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To: cotton1706

Who?


5 posted on 06/05/2025 8:30:18 AM PDT by LastDayz (A Blunt and Brazen Texan. I Will Not Be Assimilated.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Different Joe Walsh......................


6 posted on 06/05/2025 8:30:43 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: cotton1706

Walsh doesn’t know what he is. Just shut up and play yer guitar.


7 posted on 06/05/2025 8:30:57 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: LastDayz

Joe Walsh sang “Life’s been good to me so far”.


8 posted on 06/05/2025 8:31:28 AM PDT by laconic
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To: cotton1706
I think Joe Walsh has always been a lib...

I enjoy his music none the less.

9 posted on 06/05/2025 8:31:49 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: cotton1706

Now if it were Matt Walsh, I’d be concerned. This guy: so long, loser


10 posted on 06/05/2025 8:32:05 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (24 years on Free Republic, 12/10/24! More than 10,500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: cotton1706

He sounds like a typical political whore


11 posted on 06/05/2025 8:32:11 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: cotton1706

Stick to the guitar, Joe.
What??
Wrong Joe Walsh.
Never mind.


12 posted on 06/05/2025 8:33:47 AM PDT by llevrok (Keep buggering on!)
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To: cotton1706

The boy should see a shrink and spend some time talking about this decision.


13 posted on 06/05/2025 8:34:20 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The DemonRATS have replaced Hitler with "Doc" Jill's "Taco" slur to attack President Trump. Nice!)
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To: Red Badger

I was being factetious. My point was who cares who this Joe Walsh is?


14 posted on 06/05/2025 8:34:25 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of anger, hate and violence.)
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To: cotton1706

He had accountants pay for it all.


15 posted on 06/05/2025 8:34:50 AM PDT by Round Earther
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To: PGR88

He looks like he is trying to maneuver into running for Governor.


16 posted on 06/05/2025 8:35:39 AM PDT by Eli Kopter (ביחד ננצח הלב שלנו שבוי בעזה Together we will win, our heart is captive in Gaza.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

My first thought too. I thought about his UPS ad singing by the pool.


17 posted on 06/05/2025 8:35:42 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The DemonRATS have replaced Hitler with "Doc" Jill's "Taco" slur to attack President Trump. Nice!)
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To: cotton1706

Just like Arlen Specter, one suspects. Always a Dem, just deciding to emerge from the closet.


18 posted on 06/05/2025 8:36:05 AM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never...in nothing, great or small...Winston ChurchIill)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He must have been referring to the Maserati Bora. I am pretty sure it was the only production Maserati at that time that was capable of hitting 185.


19 posted on 06/05/2025 8:36:34 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: cotton1706

“Curse your sudden, but inevitable betrayal!”


20 posted on 06/05/2025 8:37:21 AM PDT by Antihero101607
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