#@&$*#*@!!!! The rep for my district in the IA State Legislature switched to

[Skidmore]

the Republic party. #*$@*&$&#*@($ and *#***&#*&$!!! I just heard this on the car radio on the way in this morning to class. Name's Dawn Pettingill.

#*$&(@#*$&*(9!!!

[MonkeyFunk]

1. wow

that's the worst career-move since David Caruso decided to do movies!

[Selatius]

2. That depends on which state he lives in. If it's anything like my state of Mississippi...

then it might not be such a bad career move, given how heavily entrenched Repubs have become across the South. Trent Lott was the only Repub senator to win by large margins when many others barely held on or were swept out of power in 2006. We had a lt. governor Amy Tuck switch from Democrat to Republic. She's still in power. The only thing stopping her now is term limits.

[MonkeyFunk]

4. well

it's Iowa.

And I submit that any politician, in these days, who switches from Dem to Repub is making a bad career move. The Republican party is clearly in decline, and I think it will be many years before it ascends again.

[shenmue]

3. My condolences.

That's not cool.

:cry:

[johnnie]

5. Who the fuck would do that?

Maybe she is confused and a month off on April fools day?

[NJCher]

6. Wrong-way Pettingill

It amazes me how these people fail to see the writing on the wall. Only yesterday and the day before were stories here about how the republics are having trouble raising political funds. There is little interest in their candidates. Morale is low.



Cher

[KharmaTrain]

7. Kinda Like Getting Aboard The Titanic

...cause they promised you free ice.

Sounds like someone who wasn't a Democrat to begin with. Good riddence.

[Divernan]

8. Typicallly when PA Dem. legislators have done this, they don't get re-elected.

However, as long as the GOP remains majority party in their particular chamber, whether House or Senate, the turncoat then gets a posh administrative job- paying more than they got as a Representative, in one case.

[C_U_L8R]

9. What a dumb career move.

[donco6]

10. She's obviously too stupid to be a Dem.

Good riddance.

[jwirr]

11. Where is your district located? Iowa may have a Democratic

governor and many of their cities are heavily Union/Democratic but for the most part rural areas are pretty traditionally pug. Farmers do not like farm controls.