Political Notebook: Simcox not always on Team GOP

The campaign between Sen. John McCain and Chris Simcox is likely turn into a fight over who’s the real Republican.

While Simcox has questioned McCain’s conservative credentials, turns out the activist has not exactly been a loyal member of the party from which he is now seeking a nod of approval.
Arlen Spector, it appears, isn’t the only one who’s had doubts about the GOP label.

When Simcox first arrived in Arizona and settled in Tombstone in 2002, he wasn’t interested in being a Republican, marking “no party preference,” according to documents buried away in Bisbee.
About a year and a half later, Simcox changed his mind, registering as a “Republican” in 2003.
Less than a year after that, he changed again — this time to “independent.”

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