MS Dems going GOP by the...um...

[trogdor]

Onesies and twosies? This appeared in my in-box, courtesy of the Bush campaign. Try not to spit coffee on your computer from laughing too hard.

Democrats Switching to the President's Team

This week President Bush met with a dozen Mississippi Democrats that switched to the Republican Party during his presidency. Leading the group was Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck who became a Republican in 2002 after she increasingly saw the Democrat leadership at odds with her principles.

President Bush's decisive leadership continues to attract a growing number of independents and Democrats to the Republican Party. At least 85 Democrats have become Republicans since President Bush was elected to office.

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85 Democrats went over to the dark side since January 2001? Eighty-five? That's it? I assume that's in Mississippi, and not the entire United States, although they aren't clear on that one. Nevertheless, if they find the fact that some seven dozen Mississippi Democrat defections (out of what, a couple million registered voters?) in almost three years newsworthy enough to mention in their weekly communique' to whoever registers at their website (know thine enemy, I say), they must really be desperate for good news in GOPland.

Note that they haven't mentioned how many Republicans became fed up in that time and become independents or Democrats. That number has got to be more than 85.

Edit: MS != MO. Thanks.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

1. "Blue Dog" Democrats are Republicans in all ways but the name.

[kentuck]

2. Missouri or Mississippi ?

the post is a little contradictory..

[trogdor]

3. Oh, shit!

Nice catch. Thanks. Updating my site right now as we speak.

[rock]

4. "This week President "

He certainly is.