There seems to be more defections in the Democratic party in the swing states than in previous election years. There are several possible reasons for this. First, the obvious. These rebels do not want to be tied to Joe Biden and his innumerable number of gaffes. They do not want to be associated with the extremists in the Democratic party. This may be the biggest reason since Nancy Pelosi has insisted that members vote for some pretty radical bills that are not popular in the Midwest and other regions.
Democrats in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Georgia are receiving pushback for their much softer tone towards President Trump, with one Michigan legislator committing the unpardonable sin of thanking Trump for saving her life. Michigan state Rep. Karen Whitsett, who represents a Detroit district thanked the president for saving her life by recommending hydroxychloroquine, a drug that Democrats are demonizing because Trump lauded it.
Last week, Whitsett filed a federal lawsuit against Gov Gretchen Whitmer and other Democrats claiming violations of free speech and defamation.
In Georgia, Democratic lawmaker, state Rep. Vernon Jones broke with his Democratic Party and endorsed President Trump for reelection. Jones chose results over promises. Democrats have for years promised prison reform. It’s ironic since it was a Democratic bill that sent many of them there in the first place. The Democrats promised but it was President Trump that delivered.
Jones also lauded President Trump for preventing Black colleges from folding over inadequate funding after the president provided it to them without the aid of a single Democrat. And lastly, he praised Trump for his precoronavirus economy that delivered for Black Americans as opposed to the Democratic plan to fill those jobs with illegal aliens. Results over promises.
In Pennsylvania, county Democratic leaders rose up to castigate the party’s highest-ranking politician, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California. They also slammed Rep. Adam Schiff, the California Democrat who led the impeachment effort against Mr. Trump.
It is part of a “Democrats for Trump movement,” according to a Washington Post report, that is causing headaches for the party’s county and state leaders in the Keystone State.
In Georgia, a state the Democrats dream of turning blue, there are signs Republicans remain firmly ensconced.
A poll commissioned by the Republican State Leadership Committee showed Republican Gov. Brian Kemp received high remarks for moving to reopen the government after the pandemic shutdown and stay-at-home order.
About 56% of Georgians approve of the job Mr. Kemp is doing as governor, according to the survey, and Republicans were selected 47-42% for the state House.