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Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 November 2010 02:20 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 30 November 2010 02:20
We may see yet more Democrats leaving their party in the weeks ahead.
From Cleveland.com:
Staggering Election Day losses are not the Democratic Party’s final indignity this year.
At least 13 state lawmakers in five states have defected to Republican ranks since the Nov. 2 election, adding to already huge GOP gains in state legislatures. And that number could grow as next year’s legislative sessions draw near.
The defections underscore dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party — particularly in the South — and will give Republicans a stronger hand in everything from pushing a conservative fiscal and social agenda to redrawing political maps.