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Lifelong Democratic mayor joins Republican Party (NC alert)
The Shelby Star ^ | April 24, 2012 | Corey Friedman

Posted on 05/30/2012 4:52:14 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued

Mayor Rick Murphrey’s views on tax policy, the national debt and social issues like same-sex marriage have led the lifelong Democrat to switch his party affiliation to Republican.

Murphrey and his wife, Sandra, filed new voter registration forms on Wednesday, Cleveland County Deputy Elections Director Meloni Wray confirmed. The seven-term mayor said his conservative political views more closely match those of the Republican Party.

“As we look at both parties and focus on the upcoming election, we want to be in a party that is focused on reducing the national debt and that is lowering corporate taxes so industries can invest in machinery, expand and create new jobs,” Murphrey said.

Murphrey became a Democrat when he first registered to vote at age 18. He said he and his wife discussed their views and both decided to switch parties.

“It’s something we’ve been talking about for a long time, and we’ve made our decision,” Murphrey said. “It’s for life. It’s not just for one election.”

Murphrey said he supports a state constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, a measure most Democrats oppose. He said Wednesday that the amendment “is one of the things we evaluated in our decision.”

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1 posted on 05/30/2012 4:52:19 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
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To: MitchellC; JaneNC; fieldmarshaldj; AuH2ORepublican; Impy; GOPsterinMA; randita; Sun; LdSentinal; ...

This is good news and there’s more.

In Maryland, the Queen Anne’s County DA has become a Republican.

http://www.stardem.com/news/local_news/article_0cfff836-1f7e-56b8-b5ff-14ff385205ac.html

A former Democratic National Committeewoman in Pennsylvania who once served on her local city council and ran for Blair County Commissioner has become a Republican now.

http://dailycaller.com/2012/05/29/penn-democratic-leader-defects-to-gop-cites-catholic-faith-as-reason/

There are others, as well, inculding the Michigan state Representative who bolted (reported on another thread). Taken together, this and other defections are a good sign.


2 posted on 05/30/2012 4:57:49 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Obama and Company lied, the American economy died)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Public teet sucker. Goin’ with the flow.


3 posted on 05/30/2012 4:58:45 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: justiceseeker93; GeronL

The number of such defections is increasing.


4 posted on 05/30/2012 5:19:11 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued (Obama and Company lied, the American economy died)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Rats jumping a sinking ship to further their political careers.


5 posted on 05/30/2012 5:24:51 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Clintonfatigued; All

All these converts need to have extra attention paid to them...never forget, they are RATS jumping ship...


6 posted on 05/30/2012 5:27:28 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (We may die, but DISCO LIVES FOREVER!!!)
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To: Clintonfatigued

GOPe alert?


7 posted on 05/30/2012 5:28:40 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: GOPsterinMA; Rebelbase; Paladin2
"I find your lack of faith disturbing!" DV
8 posted on 05/30/2012 5:41:32 PM PDT by stormhill
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To: stormhill; Rebelbase; Paladin2

I trust no RATS...


9 posted on 05/30/2012 5:48:30 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (We may die, but DISCO LIVES FOREVER!!!)
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To: Clintonfatigued
There are lots of blue dog democrats out there still and it does not surprise me at all, many are leaving the party that left them so long ago ....

In the last four years the democratic party has taken an extreme hard left turn and Obama has managed by his arrogance and extreme positions to alienate many middle of the road democrats Who don't necessarily Vote ideological but with their pocket and some important social issues

As republicans we should accept them with open arms.....and welcome them to join the sane party

10 posted on 05/30/2012 5:54:36 PM PDT by Popman (When you elect a clown: expect a circus to follow...)
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To: Clintonfatigued

This is going to be a flood.

0bama has made being a Democrat toxic. Anti-Americanism and destroying jobs is not a good platform on which to run.


11 posted on 05/30/2012 6:07:25 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (The Presidential Race is about the relative light reflectivity of your Slavemaster.)
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To: Clintonfatigued

It’s good but all these Switchers need to be watched carefully.

We don’t need democrats in disguise. I pray and hope they are genuine and become solid conservatives and work for conservative principles.


12 posted on 05/30/2012 10:28:30 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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To: Popman

That party left conservatives on the national level in 1896.


13 posted on 05/31/2012 2:28:15 AM PDT by Impy (Don't call me red.)
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