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Parker Griffith, Party Switcher, Loses Republican Primary in Alabama
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyRep. Parker Griffith, the Alabama Democrat who famously switched parties to become a Republican in 2009, was trounced in his first GOP primary Tuesday night by an 18-point margin. Griffith is the second House member to be ousted in a primary this year, along with scandal-plagued Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-W.VA.), and joins Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) as a cautionary tale for anyone thinking of switching parties to save their political hide in the next election. Both lost in their new parties' primaries by wide margins. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Madison County Commissioner Mo ...
What Obama, Pelosi, Reid, & the Republicans Should Resolve for 2010
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailySenate passage of a landmark health bill helped Democrats end 2009 on a note of triumph. They are acting at least somewhat like an organized political party, Will Rogers' famous quip notwithstanding, and President Obama is on track to avoid Bill Clinton's fate of failing to deliver on a major campaign pledge. Acting organized is no problem for Republicans. They have marched in lockstep against nearly everything proposed by Obama or Democrats or, in the case of spending to bolster the economy, even their own former president, George W. Bush. This approach has cemented a firm identity heading ...
John McCain, GOP Court Pennsylvania Democrat Chris Carney
By David Sessions - Politics DailyAs Democrats stripped Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith of his committee assignments after he announced plans to switch parties, Republicans zeroed in on another congressman they hope will consider crossing the aisle: Chris Carney of Pennsylvania. Politico reports that Sen. John McCain called Carney on Wednesday, asking him to consider becoming a Republican. "I am flattered by the overtures of Sen. McCain and other Republican Party officials and consider their outreach a sure sign that I have worked in a truly bipartisan manner," Carney said in a statement. He told Politico, however, that he has ...
Democrats Strip Griffith of Committee Assignments
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyRep. Parker Griffith of Alabama announced yesterday that he has switched from Democrat to Republican. House Democrats announced today that Parker is as good as gone. On the floor of the House of Representatives, a clerk read from letters between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the chairmen of the House Transportation Committee, the House Small Business Committee, and the House Science and Technology Committee. Pelosi told the chairmen that in keeping with House rules, Griffith has been stripped of his committee memberships. Pelosi's move isn't about retribution as much as standard operating ...
Democrat Parker Griffith Is Switching to Republican Party
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyRep. Parker Griffith, a conservative Democratic Congressman from northern Alabama, announced Tuesday that he is switching from the Democratic to the Republican party. The Congressman explained his "difficult decision" at a press conference in his Huntsville district office. "I am pro-business, pro-life, pro-second amendment and have worked hard to support our space and defense programs and represent our Alabama values," he said. "However, as the 111th Congress has progressed, I have become increasingly concerned that the bills and policies of the Democratic leadership are not good for ...
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