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An elected official in Oregon who has been a Republican for four decades announced that she is becoming a Democrat because of the Trump administration.
Lori Stegmann, who has served as Multnomah County commissioner since 2016, told The Oregonian in an interview that she has changed her political affiliation.
cannot condone the misogyny, the racism, and the unethical and immoral behavior of the current administration, Stegmann said.
Stegmann, a small business owner and insurance agent, describes herself as a political moderate, according to The Oregonian. She said that the Democratic Party is a big tent party.
I have not changed, but the Republican Party most certainly has, she said.
She added that the separations of thousands of migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border under President Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy also prompted her to become a Democrat. Stegmann was born in South Korea and adopted by American parents.
Now a naturalized citizen, she told The Oregonian that Trump's portrayal of immigrants as dangerous to the U.S. economy is false.
"I think people need to see we're all immigrants, she said.
Though all seats on the county commission are nonpartisan, Stegmann told The Oregonian that the decision to switch parties was important to her personal values.
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/398847-oregon-gop-official-leaves-party-over-racism-misogyny-of-trump
badhair77
(4,208 posts)She was appalled by Trumps behavior during the primary and quickly supported Hillary for the general. He father was a local businessman in our red county and she was raised in that party. At 66 yrs old she made it official. At the DMV, while getting her license she was asked about voter registration and she made the break.
Hopefully others will follow.
Cha
(296,842 posts)due to "tax cuts" or whatever. They believe the fraud's Lies and don't care that he's a feckless racist pervert.
I lost a "friend" to trump for those reasons.
badhair77
(4,208 posts)But this woman is a retired teacher and has made an effort to keep up with technology, especially her twitter account. Her son used to work as a Republican Congressional aide. Since 2016 her twitter feed is full of anti-Trump tweets. He told her she has to stop doing that but she laughed him off and she has persisted. lol. He's given up.
Cha
(296,842 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Garrett78
(10,721 posts)...for longer than Lori's been a Republican.