He jumped in 2001 because he believed too much what the ComPost and NY Slimes said. A year later he was in the minority. Sadly, no one is remembering who he was, although at the time the liberal rags he believed said he would go down as one of the most remembered; in other words they lied.
That was sweet, when the next mid-term made him irrelevant.
What a POS; good riddance.
IIRC, he also inquired about returning to the GOP after the 2002 elections. Trent Lott said, “thanks, but no thanks.”