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Tue Apr 6, 2021, 04:06 PM

Apr 2021

North Las Vegas mayor joins Republican Party

North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee has left the Democratic Party to become a Republican, citing socialist elements within the party.

“It’s not the party I grew up in 25 years ago in this environment, and it’s not the party I can stand with anymore,” Lee said in an interview on Fox News today. Lee also noted that he voted twice for former President Donald Trump.

In early March, progressives backed by the Democratic Socialists of America swept the party elections in the Nevada Democratic Party. Lee cited those elections as a reason for his switch.

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“When you’re a pro-life Democrat, a pro-gun Democrat and you’re a very conservative person, that’s not really well known in the Democratic party anymore,” he said.

https://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2021/apr/06/north-las-vegas-mayor-joins-republican-party/

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North Las Vegas mayor couldn't figure out why his iPad is full of child porn -- so he had police... [View all] Nevilledog Apr 2021 OP

The mayor has officially joined the Party of Perverts dalton99a Apr 2021 #1

That's just Stupid. Cha Apr 2021 #6

Joseph Dooley is the one not making sense here. cinematicdiversions Apr 2021 #2

kinda' have to agree stopdiggin Apr 2021 #5

+2 see my post below Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2021 #10

I just saw this article AZProgressive Apr 2021 #3

He was already a R in all but name. He voted T twice. Crunchy Frog Apr 2021 #4

Lee's a fucking Swarmy Cha Apr 2021 #8

He was using the PD to sweep his trail. The Salon link was way more important than the tweet. marble falls Apr 2021 #7

The most likely sequence of events as I read this actually is ... Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2021 #9