Early warning signs emerge for GOP after US Capitol riots

[DemocratSinceBirth]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In the 36 hours after last week’s deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, 112 Republicans reached out to the election office in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to change their party registration. Ethan Demme was one of them.

“Ever since they started denying the election result, I kind of knew it was heading this way,” said Demme, the county’s former Republican Party chairman who has opposed President Donald Trump and is now an independent. “If they kept going, I knew there’s no way I can keep going. But if you’ve been a Republican all your life, it’s hard to jump out of a big boat and into a little boat.”

Officials are seeing similar scenes unfold elsewhere.

In Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 192 people have changed their party registration since the Jan. 6 riot. Only 13 switched to the GOP — the other 179 changed to Democrat, independent or a third party, according to Bethany Salzarulo, the director of the bureau of elections.

In Linn County, Iowa, home to Cedar Rapids, more than four dozen voters dropped their Republican Party affiliations in the 48 hours after the Capitol attack. They mostly switched to no party, elections commissioner Joel Miller said, though a small number took the highly unusual step of cancelling their registrations altogether.

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https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-politics-pennsylvania-elections-4af2fff712c75315dab989c6c807f6fd

I want to see the Republican party so small you can flush it down the toilet

[theophilus]

1. In just one flush. n/t

[Wounded Bear]

2. Whoop-de-do...until they start voting against Repubs, it doesn't really matter...

that and stop sending their money to them.

Until then...

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. Make cons choose between the Rotting Elephant Carcass party and the MAGA Q God Emperor party. . . nt

[FreepFryer]

4. Those 13 must be very special little newly minted GOP snowflakes. (Nt)

[samsingh]

5. who the 'f' is now changing their affiliation to gop?

[Me.]

6. "Only 13 switched to the GOP"

Really? People want to become Cons after Wed? Just their type I'd say

[dweller]

7. Perfect opportunity

for an investigative reporter to start calling all election offices nationwide and compiling real numbers ...

✌🏻

[Qutzupalotl]

8. cancelling their registrations "I'll never vote again!"

That part sounded like a disappointed Trump supporter. Fine by me.

[Maraya1969]

9. Wow. Donald Trump is finally Making America Great Again!

Who knew he would end up working for the Democratic party at the end?

[flamin lib]

10. "I want to see the Republican party so small you can flush it down the toilet"

Or drown it in the bathtub . . .

[lindysalsagal]

11. The learning curve us steep, and family programming is

Strong. But still, eventually most people figure out that what the gop does never matches what it says.

If the gop were actually pro life they'd stop the attacks. They'd admit their lies and stand down.