Posted on 03/10/2016 8:22:34 AM PST by Sybeck1
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Nearly 46,000 Pennsylvania Democrats have switched to Republicans since the beginning of the year.
According to Penn Live, some experts attribute the mass exodus to Donald Trump.
There’s even a title for the movement. It’s called “Ditch and Switch” and calls for lifelong Democrats to abandon the party, register Republican, and help ensure Trump’s place in the general election.
Professor of Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College, Dr. G. Terry Madonna, tells the paper he has a theory behind the switch.
“With the increase in support in exit polls for Trump among working class, blue-collar Democrats, it is my belief that these are people who fall into that genre,” said Madonna.
The numbers are similar in other states as well.
(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburgh.cbslocal.com ...
Yeah, that must be it. Same with the ones in Massachusetts : )
...but Trump cant win in November. /s
Ping
“Probably a bunch of lefties that want to see Trump lose in November to Hill? Right? “
No way. These guys really like him and you can expect to see them voting for him in November.
Pennsylvania would be sweet. The problem is Philly. That’s where the numbers are. Don’t know if we can get enough people out to beat them at their own game.
According to Cruz more “low information” and “unengaged” voters contaminating the GOP.
I can see why so many Democrats are attracted to DT.
He bankrolls many of their candidates and holds many of their beliefs.
Once a member of the Communist Party ,always a member of the Communist Party
Exactly. It won’t happen though. Drumpf needs 60% of remaining delegates to stop a contested convention. I can’t imagine how anyone thinks that will happen. Drumpf will not win a contested convention. The Rats should keep voting in Republican primaries if they want Hillary to win though. It’s doing wonders at keeping the party fractured and the odds of it securing defeat for conservatism is almost 100%.
I should have /s that
Pennsylvania could swing Republican with a Trump candidacy.
"They MUST switch back or we will unleash the IRS
against them, too, like our miserable voters
that DARED expect us to keep
our promises made before the last election."
C’mon...they’re ALL plants! “Operation Chaos, the sequel.”
Cruzbots...the definition of “low information voter”.
46K isn’t enough to even counteract the dead vote.
Trump may win the primary, but never the general. Philthadelpha and Spittsburgh will make sure of that.
“No way. These guys really like him and you can expect to see them voting for him in November.”
I hope they understand the insults the Cruz camp has in store for them.
“He bankrolls many of their candidates and holds many of their beliefs.”
Like Goldman Sachs does?
“It’s doing wonders at keeping the party fractured”
The snarky insults coming from Cruz Inc aren’t uniting the party one bit.
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