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GOP Grabs 8 Point Lead in Generic Congressional Ballot
17 hours ago ago from YID With LID
Who says that President Obama hasn't achieved anything in the past year. Just before he took office in January, the President's Democratic party had a six point 42%-36% lead in Rasmussen's Generic Congressional Ballot, today Rasmussen has the GOP with an 8 point 44%-36% lead, a trend which, if it continues spells bad news for the President's party a little more than ten months from now. Most impressive is that amongst the key group of ...
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19 hours ago ago from Stop The ACLU
It's the news today that everyone is talking about. First year Rep. Parker Griffith has switched parties , from a Democrat to a Republican. Democratic Rep. Parker Griffith announced Tuesday that he's switching parties – saying he can no longer align himself “with a party that continues to pursue legislation that is bad for our country, hurts our economy and drives us further and further into debt.” “Unfortunately there are those in ...
Related contentOncologist Congressman Switches to GOP
1 day 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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1 day ago ago from RealClearPolitics - HorseRaceBlog
Parker Griffith (D-AL) will announce today that he is switching to the Republican Party. For a President who thrives on "keeping the ball rolling," this is an unfortunate loss of momentum as Senate Democrats get set to pass their health reform bill. Griffith is but one of more than 250 House Democrats, and he was a certain nay on next month's health care vote - yet his switch is still interesting. It indicates that the decades-long ...
Related contentSTOUFFER CAMPAIGN RESPONDS TO THE NEWS TODAY THAT AN ALABAMA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN SWITCHES PARTIES
22 hours ago ago from Lafayette County Politics
WILL CONGRESSMAN SKELTON SEE THE WRITING ON THE WALL AND RETIRE? Democrat Parker Griffith, a freshman Democrat from AL-5, today announced he was leaving the Democratic Party because of its liberal agenda and joining the Republican Party. Statement from Christian Morgan, spokesman for Stouffer for Congress, on Griffith joining the GOP: “I know all rural Missouri Republicans will join me today in welcoming Congressman Griffith to the ...
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Rep. Griffith of Alabama leaves Democrats for Republicans
13 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Politics
Freshman Rep. Parker Griffith (D-Ala.) switched his affiliation to the Republican Party on Tuesday, saying he could no longer align myself with a party that continues to pursue legislation that is bad for our country. Griffith was elected last year to succeed retiring Democratic Rep. Bud Cramer. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee dropped more than $1 million in independent expenditures to keep the seat, and Griffith won with 51 ...
Related contentAlabama Democrat, Vexed by Party's Agenda, Jumps to GOP
14 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
An Alabama Democrat elected last year in a conservative-leaning House district said Tuesday he was changing parties as a difficult vote nears on President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul. Rep. Parker Griffith had been a harsh critic of the health plan and a near-certain no vote when the measure comes up for final passage in the House. But his switch to the Republican Party underscored the growing challenges facing Democratic leaders as ...
Related contentThe National Review: Griffith Switch-ith To The GOP : NPR
6 hours ago ago from NPR
Search hear continuous streams 24-Hour Program Stream NPR News and Shows hear the latest news [4 min 45 sec] Latest NPR Newscast The National Review: Griffith Switch-ith To The GOP by Robert Costa Enlarge Harry Hamburg / AP The Office of Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith is seen on Capitol Hill in ...
Related contentDemocrat Parker Griffith Is Switching to Republican Party
1 day 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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