Will Hinton's state rep
I'd heard news of a press conference on my campus, and I'd guessed about its subject, but rumors are flying that Will's state representative--all-around nice guy Mike Jacobs--is about to switch parties, moving from moderate D to moderate R.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised by the vitriol being spewed at him. Party-switchers aren't popular with their ex-mates. But Jacobs hasn't officially switched yet. Any good reason to demonize him before the fact?
A penny for your thoughts, Will.
Update: I'm sure Will will have more about this, but for now, I'll chime in.
Mike Jacobs has "officially" switched parties. His reasons are, I think, admirably high-minded: on two important issues--special needs vouchers (see also here) and fiscal responsibility--he has more in common with his fellow North DeKalb representatives (all moderate Republicans) and with the Georgia GOP generally than he does with the leftward-drifting House Democratic caucus.
Republicans will welcome him, both as another vote and as someone who can help broaden the base of the party. I expect that there will be a well-financed Democratic challenger, but no one much to his left has a chance of winning in that district.
There isn't yet anything new at the AJC blog site, but expect some fireworks as word gets around.
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I'm a little surprised
that, given this is a site with a fair amount of partisan diversity (and just as importantly: everyone here seems smart and honest), we haven't had a "what I hate about my party" gripefest.
I'm gonna start 'er off: two things I hate: my party's hippie attitude about immigration; and their lack of fiscal realism. I've got one good friend re-registering as an (R); if the Reps got rid of their christian conservative overlords (they can still be (R)s; they just can't be overlords), I'd probably join. (my family is all evangelical conservative: smart people of good will to a man, but their ideology makes for crummy politics)
Partying
jpe, what you write is funny to me. No, really. I know many Christian conservatives and members of my church are heavily involved with the Republican Party in the area, N.E. Ohio. They ALL complain that the national Republican Party ignores Christian concerns. This has been a complaint for years. If the party actually reflected their concerns, I wonder what you'd think of it. Heck, I wonder what I'd think about it.
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