A retired middle school principal was so moved by Donald Trump that he switched his Democratic Party registration so he can vote for the Republican billionaire in next Tuesdays Pennsylvania primary.
So did the daughter of a steel worker, who twice voted for President Obama but says she is over the Democrats' political correctness.
And a husband-wife team of Trump volunteers shes a laid-off airport worker, hes a laid-off truck driver -- were Democrats for 30 years, until recently.
We always voted Democrat, said Laurie McGinnis, 49, as her husband, Ricky, 57, hung a Trump banner outside their South Greensburg home. But not any more.
Some of these newly minted Pennsylvania Republicans are simply formalizing a process that began with Ronald Reagans election in 1980, when conservative-leaning Democrats began shifting away from the party in this faded industrial Rust Belt.
Others moved abruptly, inspired by Trump and fed up with a party they say no longer speaks their language.
Together the result is one of the most sizable shifts of partisan allegiance ever seen in Pennsylvania: 61,500 Democrats have become Republicans so far this year, part of a 145,000 jump in Republican registrations since the fall 2015 election, according to state figures analyzed by both parties. Its more new Republicans than in the previous four years combined.
Remainder of story is here.
#1: GrandIsland To: Gatlin (#0)
He's gonna slaughter KILLary.
GrandIsland posted on 2016-04-25 20:09:03 Reply Private Reply
#2: buckeroo To: GrandIsland (#1)
You are a chump for trump!
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-25 20:39:01 Reply Private Reply
#3: GrandIsland To: buckeroo (#2)
GrandIsland posted on 2016-04-25 20:47:03 Reply Private Reply
#4: Vicomte13 To: Gatlin (#0)
The Trump Democrats are a decisive part of the Trump vote and the anti-Hillary vote.
Vicomte13 posted on 2016-04-25 20:49:38 Reply Private Reply
#5: buckeroo To: GrandIsland (#3)
buckeroo posted on 2016-04-25 20:55:52 Reply Private Reply
#6: Fred Mertz To: Vicomte13 (#4)
There you have it. That's why I don't waste too much time on these political threads.
Fred Mertz posted on 2016-04-25 21:01:28 Reply Private Reply
#7: Hondo68 To: Gatlin, Trumpkins Ready for Hillary (#0)
Trump was a Democrat too...
Hondo68 posted on 2016-04-25 21:04:37 Reply Private Reply
#8: Gatlin To: Fred Mertz (#6)
You really should spend more time on these political threads, Fred. It would definitely be to your advantage as it can be a way to deal with your chronic ignorance and provide you with a background to help you with the intellectual capacity to evaluate your poor behavior.
By ignorance, I mean being unaware of or unconcerned with the negative effect your radical behavior has on you, relating to and affecting the fundamental nature of your disingenuous personality.
I know that benevolent confrontation can be the right answer to correct ignorance, but it does not always work. I do hope that you do not choose to disregard this opportunity to learn and improve.
Gatlin posted on 2016-04-25 21:43:29 Reply Private Reply
#9: Fred Mertz To: Gatlin, hondo68 (#8)
You're proof that there's a sucker born every minute.
Fred Mertz posted on 2016-04-25 21:51:37 Reply Private Reply
#10: Gatlin To: Fred Mertz (#9)
No!
You're living proof that the problem in dealing with your chronic ignorant is that there is little chance that you wake up to the reality of your lack of impact because you obviously dont self-reflect and cant take on forum feedback.
You should know that willful blindness is the legal case for claim of ignorance something you need to remember and use freely.
Gatlin posted on 2016-04-25 22:11:25 Reply Private Reply
#11: Fred Mertz To: Gatlin (#10)
haha.
Fred Mertz posted on 2016-04-25 22:12:36 Reply Private Reply
#12: Hondo68 To: Fred Mertz, Gatlin, Vicomte13, GrandIsland, was a Trump fanboi for three days, TooConservative (#9)
Yes, I was a Trump supporter after he raised his hand at the first debate and told the GOP that he would not support their candidate if it was the usual POS type.
That lasted about three days until Donald flip-flopped and kissed Rinse Penis, and signed a loyalty oath to Satan, Jeb!, or whatever evildoer the GOP could came up with.
Loyalty Oath to Satan, or any other Republican whomsoever.
Hondo68 posted on 2016-04-25 22:14:52 Reply Private Reply
#13: Gatlin To: Fred Mertz (#11)
Gatlin posted on 2016-04-25 22:15:33 Reply Private Reply
#14: Fred Mertz To: hondo68 (#12)
His tiny hand? What a joke he is.
Fred Mertz posted on 2016-04-25 22:17:35 Reply Private Reply
#15: Gatlin To: hondo68 (#12)
Which only proves that you are classified as a poorly informed voter who never came to realize that Trumps appeal has proven to be more than a passing fad with you.
If that one aspect controlled you, then I see you are missing the appeal of having massive depth of knowledge about anything.
Gatlin posted on 2016-04-25 22:29:46 Reply Private Reply
#16: Hondo68 To: Gatlin (#15)
Way down deep, you're really shallow.
Hondo68 posted on 2016-04-25 22:33:54 Reply Private Reply
#17: Gatlin To: hondo68 (#16)
Nah! I can easily access the imaginative, creative, understanding, emotional part of my brain why cant you?
Gatlin posted on 2016-04-25 22:44:16 Reply Private Reply
#18: Vicomte13 To: hondo68 (#12)
You really place a lot of faith in meaningless signatures. It's a really frustrating world for you, isn't it? People make agreements for a purpose, but if they're not played straight with, they don't honor their side of the agreement either.
Vicomte13 posted on 2016-04-26 09:46:46 Reply Private Reply
#19: sneakypete To: Gatlin (#0)
The TRUTH is that Trump would have done much better if he were serious about becoming the President if he had ran as a Dim. Bubbette! has her hard core of support from the blacks and the whymen groups,but other than that she is pretty much hated and not trusted. That's why Bernie has gained so much traction,and he's not even running as a Dim! Think about that one for a few minutes.
sneakypete posted on 2016-04-26 18:41:43 Reply Private Reply
#20: Gatlin To: sneakypete (#19)
You are not factoring Democrats for Trump in your considerations lets do so now. The Democrats for Trump Web page begins with: We represent the millions of Democrats who are devoted to putting Donald Trump in the White House. So, It is as you say: Nobody is going to know until after the elections are over and the dust has settled. We will then learn if the Democrats for Trump outnumber the blacks and whymen groups for Hillary. I think they will since about 20 percent of likely Democrat voters say they would buck the party and vote for Trump in the general election, according to a new poll. The willingness of some Democrats to change sides could be, and probably will be, a major problem for Hillary in the fall.
Gatlin posted on 2016-04-27 03:45:52 Reply Private Reply
#21: Deckard To: Gatlin, Fred Mertz, hondo68 (#10)
Deckard posted on 2016-04-27 07:30:55 Reply Private Reply
#22: Gatlin To: Deckard (#21)
Gatlin posted on 2016-04-27 12:43:12 Reply Private Reply
#23: Hondo68 To: Gatlin, Ready for Hillarys boot (#22)
Peon Gatlin enjoying the Obama/BigSis administration, lovin' it!
He deserves it, but We The People sure as hell don't.
Hondo68 posted on 2016-04-27 13:14:12 Reply Private Reply