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John McCain, GOP Court Pennsylvania Democrat Chris Carney

As 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 ...

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