Trump gains as disgruntled Pennsylvania Democrats switch parties

Naples News - Tribune ^ | April 24, 2016 | Lisa Mascaro

[bobsunshine]

A retired middle school principal was so moved by Donald Trump that he switched his Democratic Party registration so he can vote for him in Tuesday’s Republican presidential primary.

So did the daughter of a steelworker, who twice voted for President Barack Obama but says she is “over” the Democrats’ political correctness.

And a husband-wife team of Trump volunteers — she’s a laid-off airport worker, he’s a laid-off truck driver — were Democrats for 30 years, until recently.

“We always voted Democrat,” said Laurie McGinnis, as her husband, Ricky, hung a Trump banner outside their South Greensburg home. “But not any more.”

Some of these newly minted Pennsylvania Republicans are formalizing a process that began with Ronald Reagan’s election in 1980, when conservative-leaning Democrats began shifting away from the party in the faded industrial state.

Others moved abruptly, inspired by Trump and fed up with a party they say no longer speaks their language.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I smell 1237!!!

[TexasFreeper2009]

Well ... I hope they made the switch 28 days ago when before the cutoff.

[pepsi_junkie]

So did the daughter of a steelworker, who twice voted for President Barack Obama...

"in 2008 and three times in 2012..."

[Cobra64]

Beware of voter fraud. There is no way Obama won legitimately in 2012.

[boycott]

So many people are sick of politicians. They’re sick of both parties.

[Fai Mao]

“Well ... I hope they made the switch 28 days ago when before the cutoff.”

Well I hope they don’t get the fake list of delegates that the pro-Cruz PAC is putting out.

[Repeal 16-17]

Any Democrat who is not a Socialist or a Communist should immediately leave the party, even if not to join the Republican Party. The DNC and Congressional Democrats think like Angry Santa even though they know he’s not realistic. So if don’t agree with Angry Santa and you do love America, liberate yourself from the Anti-America Party.

[montag813]

I can’t even imagine a vote for the smarmy, vile Cruz. Go Trump.

[tinyowl]

As Cruz steals Republican delegates, Trump steals Democrat voters.

[Gator113]

Me too, but where I live the Magnolia trees and Lilacs are in full bloom and making everything smell so great. Adding a little 1237 and it’s even better.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

:>D

[Gator113]

Me too, but where I live the Magnolia trees and Lilacs are in full bloom and making everything smell so great. Adding a little 1237 and it’s even better.

[Kickass Conservative]

I had planned on going Independent from being a Life Long Republican after the CA primary in June.

Now I will wait until after the Republican Convention before I decide to switch.

I want to see what they are up to first. If they actually get their Act together at the Convention I might stick around for a while. Haven’t sent them a dime since 2012.

Time will tell, but I already have one foot out the door and I’ll bet a Dollar to a Donut I’m not alone.

[Karl Spooner]

Color me a fool, but I think God hears us.

[Patriot Babe]

So that is what it is! I thought it was my toast =)

[ozzymandus]

I think we will see a lot of this in the general election, and the MSM will pretend to be shocked.

[VeniVidiVici]

Local TV interviewed a guy after the Trump rally in Hagerstown, MD today.

He said he was trying to decided between Sanders and Trump.

I really think this is a nationwide “thing”. If Trump ends-up going against Clinton, I think she’s toast.

I’m voting for the GOP nominee. I could care less if it’s Micky Mouse. We can’t do another 8 years of Obama or Obama-lite.

*UNLESS* they do something stupid and stick Kasich or Ryan in there. In that case, they reap what they sow.

[kvanbrunt2]

Well ... I hope they made the switch 28 days ago when before the cutoff.>>> i did — end of operation chaos.. it sounds like they all know the rules.

[Albion Wilde]

Make America Great Again

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Selected Trump articles on FR, from 3:45 PM to 11:59 PM EDT, 4/24/16:
Cruz, Kasich coordinate in new anti-Trump effort –Politico
Free Republic Caucus 2016 04/25 (3 more days) –
Cruz campaign announces they're focusing on Indiana and clearing a path for Kasich –Twitter
U.S. Government Is Now a Major Counterparty to Wall Street Derivatives –WallStOnParade
Trump gains as disgruntled Pennsylvania Democrats switch parties –NaplesNewsTrib
Trump: Cruz ‘never faced a debater like me’ –TheHill
Hewitt: Doubtful that Trump reaches 1,237 delegates, unless a ‘political asteroid’ hits California –HotAir
In Maine, Ted Cruz Outmaneuvers Donald Trump Again on Delegates –NBC
Trump: 'I'm only interested in the first ballot' –TheHill
Connecticut State Police Detectives Make Arrest in Trump Rally Bomb Threat [suspect released] –HamletHub
CBS polls: Trump leads by five in Indiana, by 23 in Pennsylvania –HotAir
Taubman Center poll: Clinton, Trump lead in Rhode Island, but many voters undecided –BrownUniversity