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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFormer Fla. Rep. Leaves GOP That's Being 'Held Hostage By A Group Of Extremists'
Former Fla. Rep. Leaves GOP That's Being 'Held Hostage By A Group Of Extremists'
Former Florida Rep. Ana Rivas Logan announced her plans to leave the GOP and register as a Democrat, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
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Charlie Crist, who served a term as Florida's governor as a Republican and is now running again as a Democrat, welcomed Logan to the party.
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Pablo Pantoja, former State Director of Florida Hispanic Outreach for the Republican National Committee, also joined the Democratic Party in May.
Citing similar issues, Former Nevada Lt. Gov. Sue Wagner announced that she would leave the "tea-party orientated" Republican party in January.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/florida-lawmaker-leaves-republican-party
Former Florida Rep. Ana Rivas Logan announced her plans to leave the GOP and register as a Democrat, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
<...>
Charlie Crist, who served a term as Florida's governor as a Republican and is now running again as a Democrat, welcomed Logan to the party.
<...>
Pablo Pantoja, former State Director of Florida Hispanic Outreach for the Republican National Committee, also joined the Democratic Party in May.
Citing similar issues, Former Nevada Lt. Gov. Sue Wagner announced that she would leave the "tea-party orientated" Republican party in January.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/florida-lawmaker-leaves-republican-party
WTF? Rats jumping ship. The Democratic Party needs a new label for these new arrivals: Dem-FROP (as in Former Republican Opportunist)
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Former Fla. Rep. Leaves GOP That's Being 'Held Hostage By A Group Of Extremists' (Original Post)
ProSense
Feb 2014
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KamaAina
(78,249 posts)1. Could Crist have fiound a running mate?
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)2. In truth, I hate what's happening to the Republicans for obvious reasons
Our body politic doesn't need a right wing cult as one of its only two major parties.
GoCubsGo
(32,100 posts)5. Yep. Also...
The Dems don't need these opportunist types switching parties and driving it even more rightward.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)3. It is not the GOP of Ronald Reagan or Abe Lincoln anymore.
Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)4. It's not enough to just change parties, she needs to change her beliefs regarding issues too.
Hopefully a bunch of GOPers will not switch parties only in order to get elected.