West Virginia Dem Governor flips to Trump party

[demi-conservative]

During a speech at President Trump’s rally in West Virginia on Thursday, the state’s Governor, Jim Justice announced he is changing his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican.

Let me just say this to you as bluntly as I can say it, West Virginia, at the altar, when we had it done, like it or not like it, but the Democrats walked away from me. Now, today I will tell you, with lots of prayers and lots of thinking, today I’ll tell you as West Virginians, I can’t help you anymore being a Democrat governor. So tomorrow, I will be changing my registration to Republican.”
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/...as-a-democrat/

Voters flipped for election, now governor is flipping!!!

[Starlight]

The background seems to be that this guy had always been a Republican (until 2015), but found it a convenient political ploy to put himself on the Democratic ticket in 2015 in order to run against the previous governor of West Virginia in the 2016 elections. He's now decided it's an appropriate time to end the charade and switch back to being openly Republican again.

So he's 66, and spent his whole life as a member of the Republican party, except for the last 2 years when he was pretending to be a Democrat for convenience...


Wow, he's flipping to Republican!!!! Must be because Trump's so great!!!

[Mountain Man]

It could signify a renewed confidence in the Republican brand, which can certainly be attributed to President Trump.

[Cow Poke]

Wow, he's flipping to Republican!!!! Must be because Trump's so great!!!

Meanwhile....

2017 Republican and Democrat Control in the States .jpg

[Roy]

It could signify a renewed confidence in the Republican brand, which can certainly be attributed to President Trump.

Presumably then his switch to the Democrats in 2015 could have signified a renewed confidence in the Democrat brand, which could certainly be attributed to President Obama. Right?

[Mountain Man]

Presumably then his switch to the Democrats in 2015 could have signified a renewed confidence in the Democrat brand, which could certainly be attributed to President Obama. Right?

Or a loss of confidence in the Republican brand.

[One Bad Pig]

WV is an interesting state politically. It is generally pretty conservative in outlook, but labor unions are important.

[Cow Poke]

Presumably then his switch to the Democrats in 2015 could have signified a renewed confidence in the Democrat brand, which could certainly be attributed to President Obama. Right?

Or that he just did what was politically in his best interest.

[demi-conservative]

The background seems to be that this guy had always been a Republican (until 2015), but found it a convenient political ploy to put himself on the Democratic ticket in 2015 in order to run against the previous governor of West Virginia in the 2016 elections. He's now decided it's an appropriate time to end the charade and switch back to being openly Republican again.

So he's 66, and spent his whole life as a member of the Republican party, except for the last 2 years when he was pretending to be a Democrat for convenience...

Yeah, so why is he flipping back??

Wow, he's flipping to Republican!!!! Must be because Trump's so great!!!

[Bill the Cat]

So he's 66, and spent his whole life as a member of the Republican party, except for the last 2 years when he was pretending to be a Democrat for convenience...

For what convenience?

[Teallaura]

I don't think very well of politicians who change party while in office - excepting close to the end of term. Didn't like it when Shelby did it years ago, either.

[Cow Poke]

I don't think very well of politicians who change party while in office - excepting close to the end of term. Didn't like it when Shelby did it years ago, either.

Yeah, it seems like that outta be something they announce as they get ready to run for reelection or something.

[Roy]

I don't think very well of politicians who change party while in office - excepting close to the end of term. Didn't like it when Shelby did it years ago, either.

UK MPs who change party allegiance often resign and seek re-election. I can't see Jim Justice doing that, even though many of those who voted for him will have done so because of his party allegiance.

[Roy]

For what convenience?

For the convenience of being able to stand for governor in a state where there was already an established Republican candidate?

It's must be very convenient for the Republican party to have both main party candidates in the election for Governor being Republicans - and to have an opposing Democrat organisation that allowed it to happen.

[Bill the Cat]

For the convenience of being able to stand for governor in a state where there was already an established Republican candidate?

It's must be very convenient for the Republican party to have both main party candidates in the election for Governor being Republicans - and to have an opposing Democrat organisation that allowed it to happen.

It shows how stupid the typical voter is - voting for the letter after the name instead of learning about them