1st Republican to leave the GOP and declare he is an Independent

[MelissaB]

Joe Scarborough

.@JoeNBC just announced during @colbertlateshow taping that he's leaving GOP. Now an Independent. Watch tonight at 11:35 on @CBS

Link to tweet

Like him or not, he's been giving Trump and Republicans who support him hell.

[Warpy]

1. How appropriate

He still gets to be GOP but his mailbox will no longer be clogged with pleas for money disguised as opinion polls.

[MelissaB]

4. You think he isn't sincere?

Do you mind sharing why if this is the case?

[Warpy]

9. Is water wet?

(well, at ambient room temperature, one atmosphere, earth gravity)

[MelissaB]

2. Check his twitter feed. He is & has been pissed at the GOP.

https://twitter.com/JoeNBC

[irisblue]

3. Harshes my mellow when Joey Scabs does something I could (temporarily) respect

[Cary]

5. Can't get excited over Scarborough

Where was he during the campaign?

[Warpy]

10. Cheerleading for Dipshit Donny, of course.

They all were.

[Cary]

11. Yes and I have lost all respect for all of them.

They ought to be ashamed. They should be apologizing and they need to be begging for forgiveness.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

16. No excitement here either; he and people like him, voted for this nut we're saddled with..

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The thing about republiklans is that they NEVER not vote republican even if it's against their own interest. They voted for Eltfumpf because of those darn pesky black and brown hyphenated not-realamericans, add in refugees and immigrants who just won't go away; repubs say--they take all our jobs, yet they're lazy (just one example of their stupidity;bigotry) it was all about "Make Amerkkkawhite Again!" Joe, well, he led the dog-whistle pack. Joe really needs to be on Fox, along with all the other lying rascists. Frankly, I think it's a set up-- suddenly he's antagonistic toward trumpf? For ratings? All the while keeping trumpf's name highlighted ever single day-- so nah it's just a show-business stunt.

[Buns_of_Fire]

6. I'm beginning to warm up to him. A little.

I wonder how much Mika had to do with his newfound attitude. And I wonder how long before he backslides.

[MiddleClass]

7. Next general election as usual

Usually, it becomes separated between elections, but not divorced

[Squinch]

8. That'll last right up until it looks like being a Republican will be better for his ratings.

Not a fan of the idiot who normalized Trump(R).

[dubyadiprecession]

12. It sounds like Mika did a great job moving him from his far right positions!

[WhiteTara]

13. After he helped install him.

I'm not impressed.

[Solly Mack]

14. As long as he keeps it at Independent.

I'm not supporting someone like Scarborough having a come to rational thought moment.

If he could undo all the damage he caused (while in Congress) and helped to promote on air - while being part of the GOP -that would be different.

There's no excuse for promoting a conservative agenda to my thinking - and there never will be.

I'll admit to my trust of all things conservative registering in at a minus.

[BSdetect]

15. He's no MENSA candidate. Long term GOP and always will drift to their talking points.

[Ilsa]

17. Good for him. I applaud anyone who finally sees through

the trumpian bullshit and takes a stand.

It doesn't mean I trust him as far as I could throw him, but I'm glad for him and Mika.

[BainsBane]

18. He's not the first

There have been thousands at least.

[GulfCoast66]

19. LOL. Not the first by a long shot

I did it several years ago. Waited way too long but was not all that politically involved for the last 20 years.

Now a proud social democrat. And a proud member of the Democratic Party.

[UTUSN]

20. Bwah-HAH!1 His next step is hopping on an escalator.