Griffith Turns Turncoat

Alabama Democrat Parker Griffith is officially announced that he has no principals and will become a Republican. We'll see how warm a welcome he gets:

Rep. Parker Griffith, an Alabama Democrat, announced today that he is switching parties and joining the ranks of the GOP. It is the latest in a string of bad electoral news for House Democrats following a series of recent retirement announcement by lawmakers in right-leaning districts. The departures have given Republicans greater opportunities to pick up seats in the mid-term elections next year.

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