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In reply to the discussion: What's your attitude to Republicans who decide to become Democrats? [View all]DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)8. to quote Nixon
w3ho would probably be democrat by today's standards "trust, but verify."
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What's your attitude to Republicans who decide to become Democrats? [View all]
Nye Bevan
Oct 2013
OP
depends on whether their actions support democratic party platform n principles nt
msongs
Oct 2013
#1
Arlen Specter was more liberal than a lot of Dems, but I wasn't happy to see him...
joeybee12
Oct 2013
#2
It's better than Democrats becoming Republicans, while it may not signify an ideological tectonic
Uncle Joe
Oct 2013
#4
I'd much rather see them pull their Party toward the center than our Party further right.
Scuba
Oct 2013
#5
They should allowed in the pen, but castrated so they don't breed with the good stock
Bucky
Oct 2013
#9
Welcome, but don't plan on trying to turn us to the right. If you want to go
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#14
Still wankers. Still corporate shills. Still oppose progressive legislation.
WhoIsNumberNone
Oct 2013
#17
Our party is already a big tent, a massively big tent. Republicans coming in will increase
bluestate10
Oct 2013
#40
I will agree that currently our party is a big tent. That's possibly the big reason ...
spin
Oct 2013
#43
Former republicans coming into the Democratic Party will ultimately cause the Democratic
bluestate10
Oct 2013
#39
Welcome....If they vote Democratic on election day, that's one more vote for us....
PennsylvaniaMatt
Oct 2013
#21
glad to see there are some republicans who are rational but I still disagree 100% with their
liberal_at_heart
Oct 2013
#25
I welcome them. People make mistakes, and can change and see things differently.
Incitatus
Oct 2013
#35
I think in the long run having republicans who can no longer tolerate that party join the
bluestate10
Oct 2013
#36