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POLITICO: Rep. Parker Griffith, a freshman Democrat from Alabama, will announce today that he’s switching parties to become a Republican.

17 hours ago ago from Republican Products and Gifts

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Democratic Congressman defects to GOP

21 hours ago ago from The Policy Page

Politico is reporting that Rep. Parker Griffith (D-Ala) will announce that he is switching his party affiliation to the GOP. Anyone who has followed the first term congressman from Alabama cannot be completely surprised. Griffith has used every opportunity to express his displeasure with his party’s positions on every substantive piece of legislative  since his arrival to serve his first term in Congress, a short eleven months ago. ...

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Early Christmas Present: Democrat Parker Griffith Has Switched To The Republican Party

23 hours ago ago from Infidels Paradise

POLITICO has learned that Rep. Parker Griffith, a freshman Democrat from Alabama, will announce today that he’s switching parties to become a Republican. According to two senior GOP aides familiar with the decision, the announcement will take place this afternoon in Griffith's district in northern Alabama. Griffith’s party switch comes on the eve of a pivotal congressional health care vote and will send a jolt through a Democratic ...

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23 hours ago ago from NO QUARTER

We owe special thanks to readers Dems better as losers, and for posting the link to Politico's Exclusive: Rep. Parker Griffith switches to GOP . The Democrats can thank Obamacare for the oncologist's party switch. Of note too is that 11 yes 11 Democratic members of the House are retiring. Why? Well, one reason is that centrist Blue Dog Democrats, just like our writers and readers here at NoQuarter, cannot stand the Democratic party anymore. ...

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Are Democrat Defections About to Increase?

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The Democratic majority in the House of Representatives is showing early signs of fracture.  Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith’s announced switch to the Republican Party on Tuesday may signal that others are approaching a similar conversion experience.  According to the Christian Science Monitor , Rep. Griffith’s defection could put pressure on other conservative and even moderate Democrats, especially in the Deep South, to jump ship to ...

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Democrat Parker Griffith Is Switching to Republican Party

22 hours ago ago from Politics Daily

Rep. Parker Griffith , a conservative Democratic Congressman from northern Alabama, will announce today that he is switching from the Democratic to the Republican party, Politics Daily has confirmed with senior Democratic aides. The news was first reported by Josh Kraushaar in Politico . Griffith, who is in his first term in the House, has one of the most conservative voting records of any Democrat in Washington. He has voted against ...

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Matt Osborne: Parker Griffith's Christmas Present To Alabama Democrats

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Parker Griffith, my representative, is switching from the Democratic Party to the Republicans. This is not shocking news, as rumors have been swirling for months and Griffith has been reciting right-wing memes for a very long time. For example: at an August town hall in Florence, Alabama, Griffith pandered to the worst elements of the crowd. From death panels to immigration hysteria, he didn't miss a single teabagger talking point. ...

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