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19. Welcome, Jean!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2012, 05:31 PM

Sep 2012

As Jackie Kennedy, who grew up Republican, once said: being around Democrats is a lot more fun.

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Jean Schodorf, Kansas State Senator, Leaves Republican Party [View all] highplainsdem Sep 2012 OP

Thanks for the news and link, highplainsdem KansDem Sep 2012 #1

Yes. reflection Sep 2012 #2

Good for Sen Jean Schodorf skeewee08 Sep 2012 #3

But everybody does it! (Cue in Andrea Mitchell and David Gregory ) ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2012 #4

Lazy ass gop water Cha Sep 2012 #13

You are too kind. ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2012 #26

That's true. lol Cha Sep 2012 #28

K&R nt avebury Sep 2012 #5

Integrity is incompatible with today's Republican party Lucy Goosey Sep 2012 #6

Good Andy823 Sep 2012 #7

Kansan here. While I am glad she is switching parties and making some noise about this, tblue37 Sep 2012 #21

i just hope they do not try to run as democrats -moving the party to the right lunasun Sep 2012 #38

Schodorf's subcommitee chairs: economic development, HOSPITAL funding, and arts and culture. patrice Sep 2012 #8

That is the only thing GOP have accomplished the last FOUR YEARS obstructionism. julian09 Sep 2012 #9

+1 freshwest Sep 2012 #14

Kick this one Kingofalldems Sep 2012 #10

There are good people in the GOP, and they have had enough. progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #11

If she chooses to register as a Dem. longship Sep 2012 #15

See, there's a moderate repub sighting! One Cha Sep 2012 #12

See my post 21 above. nt tblue37 Sep 2012 #22

Thanks! Cha Sep 2012 #24

See, I feel about the "good," "decent," "moderate," tblue37 Sep 2012 #29

You're exactly right. kurtzapril4 Sep 2012 #32

and really, it sorta proves the conservatives point hfojvt Sep 2012 #34

Emphatic K&R! Let us hope this is the start of a wave of Republican coalition_unwilling Sep 2012 #16

I thank the Senator for her integrity Berlum Sep 2012 #17

This is what the Romney folks call a bed wetter. grantcart Sep 2012 #18

Welcome, Jean! SunSeeker Sep 2012 #19

Are you kidding me? She is only aware of it now after it's been common knowledge xtraxritical Sep 2012 #20

I had the same reaction re: how could she not have known about this previously? spooky3 Sep 2012 #25

'Was defeated in last month's R primary'--So she was PURGED-- ProgressiveEconomist Sep 2012 #23

Put. Her. On. Stage. -nt gcomeau Sep 2012 #27

Sen. Jean Schodorf! Well that’s The Last Democrat Sep 2012 #30

Went to high school with her. She was always righteous. kaiden Sep 2012 #31

"kaiden said, The Last Democrat Sep 2012 #33

I'm expecting a mass exodus in the coming weeks if not months rachel1 Sep 2012 #35

She watches MSNBC???? alp227 Sep 2012 #36

Kick! sarcasmo Sep 2012 #37

Nice personal act...but is there any hope at all Ken Burch Sep 2012 #39

Nearer, my God, to thee... Blue Owl Sep 2012 #40