Posted on 07/11/2023 5:40:39 PM PDT by grundle
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia state legislator from Atlanta switched to the Republican Party on Tuesday, after being at odds with Democrats for reasons including her support for school vouchers and disciplining prosecutors.
Rep. Mesha Mainor becomes the only Black member of the GOP among Georgia’s 236 state lawmakers, and the first Black Republican woman to ever serve in the Georgia General Assembly. Mainor’s defection gives Republicans a 102-78 edge in the House.
The tension between Mainor and other Democrats burst into the open earlier this year after Mainor became the only Democrat to vote for a school voucher bill
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Hopefully not to water down the republicans with a moderate or liberal republican. Dont need more McCains or Romneys
Maybe she means what she’s saying.
Time will tell.
These cross-overs rarely turn out well...
She is welcome. I would not be suspicious or critical of her.
Ummm
There is this guy..
You’ve probably heard of him.
He was even president not to long ago.
He use to be a Democrat
She’s just now figuring this out?
This is someone who is likely not just breaking with her party, but also breaking politically with her family, friends, classmates, coworkers. Many of whom may cut her out of their lives.
It likely took her time to reach this conclusion and more time to steel herself to do it. Why criticize the manner by which she did the right thing?
😀
After every single teacher since preschool, every TV news and commentary show, every one of her relatives and family friends told her the GOP members are evil and the Dems help black people and the little guy, she struggled to think for herself but made it.
Hopefully not to water down the republicans with a moderate or liberal republican. Dont need more McCains or Romneys
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Don’t forget that both the great ronaldo & trump were both democrats at one time before they became a republican POTUS.
Who knows if meisha would make a better guv than kemp??
Good posts all
“Used to” allegedly.
Don’t forget Mike Bloomberg. He used to be a Democrat, then ran as a Republican.
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