10K Rs change parties in PA, 6K in NC, 5K in AZ, 4.6K in CO after seditious insurrection.

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Spurred By The Capitol Riot, Thousands Of Republicans Drop Out Of GOP

Lyle Darrah was on a conference call at work in rural Weld County, north of Denver, when the riot at the U.S. Capitol started on Jan. 6. When his boss mentioned what was happening, he turned on news coverage — and immediately felt his last allegiance to the Republican Party slipping away.

"I was completely shocked and ashamed.
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In the week from Jan. 6 through Jan. 12, about 4,600 Republicans changed their party status in Colorado, according to a CPR News analysis. There was no comparable effect with any other party. CPR News was able to contact dozens of them by tracking changes in the state's voter file.

The number of people changing parties spiked immediately after the Capitol breach. The same phenomenon is playing out nationwide. News outlets documented about 6,000 defections from the party in North Carolina, 10,000 in Pennsylvania and 5,000 in Arizona. - NPR

Cracks generally expose what could become greater rifts.

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1. wow, most people are normally too lazy to switch parties....

They may want to, but SQUIRELL!

[Bradshaw3]

2. It would be easy to downplay this

Until you remember that Biden won AZ by just 10,000 votes.

[crickets]

3. Wait for the impeachment trial coverage to start.

Damning testimony and horrific videos will play out in everyone's living room for days. There will be more turning away from the Republican party very, very soon.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. The Radical Republican Reich, formerly the Republican Party, is a terrorist organization.

Most people are not terrorists.

[moonscape]

5. Although they don't want to be formally

affiliated with the Repub party, most went Independent and will likely vote still for any non-insane Repubs who manage to get on the ballot.