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Showing Original Post only (View all)Are there Dems in office that are actually Repubs? [View all]
A woman from Arkansas called into a radio show and asked if there was some rule or policy about a politician running for office as a Dem, getting elected, and then switching to be a Republican? She said this happened 3 times in Arkansas and she was not happy about it.
I wonder how deep this Republican coup is? There are all these think tanks happening on the sly, they must be coming up with ideas they implement without people knowing.
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| Yes, there are Dems in office that are Republicans. | |
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| No, there are not Republicans masquerading as Dems. | |
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House and Senate members have periodically switched Party, whether for ideology or ambition...
brooklynite
Jan 2017
#1
I remember that a few Dems switched after the 1994 "Republican Revolution", esp. in the Senate
Proud Liberal Dem
Jan 2017
#19
There's probably some "Democrats" like Zell Miller still in office, but...
Buckeye_Democrat
Jan 2017
#8
I think he voted with Democrats about limiting money in politics, but little else.
Buckeye_Democrat
Jan 2017
#13
Oh goodie, a witch-hunt based on something some women on a radio said that concerns you...
KittyWampus
Jan 2017
#22