Democrat in Kentucky House switching to GOP

[ridgerunner]

By RYAN LENZ
Associated Press Writer

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- State Rep. James Carr of Hopkinsville, elected last year as a Democrat, announced Monday he was switching to the Republican Party.

With Carr's defection, Democrats now hold a 56-44 advantage in the House.

"The leadership of the Kentucky Democratic Party is out of step with many rank-and-file Kentucky Democrat voters who hold issues such as gun control, abortion and the military close to their hearts," Carr said at a news conference. He was accompanied by U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield.

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"I am and have always been a Christian conservative," said Carr. "Today I see too many Democratic leaders not willing to make a stand."

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Good Riddance, just another fucking DINO :toast:

[WI_DEM]

1. The Kentucky GOP is corruupt so I guess he must be too

as you say "Good Riddence"

[jobycom]

2. Never heard of a rat jumping on a sinking ship. nt.

[Old and In the Way]

3. He's also a lying hypocrite.

Did the differences just dawn on him? No, he probably was a Republican who found itpolitically expedient to run as a Democrat.

[ridgerunner]

6. There are a lot of folks like that in Ky

Kentucky politics is a bit bizarre.

[benburch]

4. Good riddance to bad rubbish. nt

[opihimoimoi]

5. The real reason is the season to make money...he wants in,,,,

Insulting to the peeps that voted him in, a traitor of sorts,


.......if he was a man, he woulda announced the switch at election time and run as a Pub.

[zbdent]

7. Check must have cleared - I've noticed that quite a few times, when

a Dem crosses over to Repuke, something tends to surface as to illegal dealings . . .

There was this mayor of East Cleveland, who switched over a few years ago . . . and now is embroiled in jail (I believe) over bribery convictions . . . guess that he thought being a black Repuke was going to get him some special protection . . .

[Roland99]

8. WLKY reporting that Carr said, and I paraphrase:

"The Democratic party doesn't represent my morals and ethics."


I guess that means Carr is pro-corruption, pro-cronyism, and just all-round pro-bullshit.

[alfredo]

9. I think it was money and the promise of support for higher office.

Beside him at the press conference was the prince of darkness, Mitch McConnell.