Almost three times as many Dems became Repubs as Repubs became Dems in January in NV. Again.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

David Weigel Retweeted

News:

Almost three times as many Dems became Repubs as Repubs became Dems in January in NV. Again. All trends seem good for GOP here.

Monthly numbers are small but will add up if this trend continues and could be the canary in coal mine:

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UPDATE: Trend continued in January of more Dems switching to GOP

Jon Ralston
February 4th, 2022 at 9:20 AM
Ralston Reports

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UPDATED, 9:20 AM, 2/4/22

The trend continues to be ominous for the Dems when it comes to party-switching, as nearly three times as many Dems switched to the GOP as vice-versa in January. And many more Repubs going to indie than Repubs, too.

Numbers are still relatively small, but they can add up:

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https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-nevada-independent/

[madaboutharry]

1. These were more likely people who registered as democrats ages ago

who have been voting for republicans for years and are now animated by MAGA world. I think these were votes democrats haven’t had for a long time.

[secondwind]

4. I hope you are right!!

[Mike Nelson]

2. Yikes!

... this goes against what I thought was a Republican Party growing SMALLER every year.

[CentralMass]

3. Shite

[Phoenix61]

5. Nevada has closed primaries.

This may be an effort to prevent RWNJs from winning the party nomination. My parents were registered Republicans because that was the only way they got to vote in the primary because there weren’t any Dems running.

[Scrivener7]

6. I wondered about this.

[Chainfire]

7. That is exactly the way it used to be in Florida, except it was Democrats.

So many years ago, my father, who was rather independent minded, counseled me to register as a Democrat for that very reason.

[3Hotdogs]

8. Or were the registrations switched for them?

Such is the case in Florida that was posted on D.U., yesterday.

[ms liberty]

9. This. Just read that article this morning. n/t

[JohnSJ]

10. I am pretty sure this was because the Democratic Socialists took over the Nevada Democratic Party.

I won’t be surprised if we lose Nevada

https://amp.rgj.com/amp/6949152002

We will see what happens, but Nevada is not a liberal state

[DUgosh]

11. My partner and I are considering voting in the Texas

Primaries for the first time ever voting Republican - - we’ve got to strategize at the local level

[Moebym]

12. The Susie Lee campaign sent an email that linked this article

Deeply concerning news.

I wonder what's triggering this exodus. Immigration? Anger at Biden, Sisolak, or Dems in general for pushing pandemic restrictions? Supply chain and inflation concerns they're blaming on the Dems?