Kos Wants Rep. Jones to Switch Parties
Written by Sam on October 17th, 2007This is an R+15 district, so it would make it one of the most Republican districts held by a Democrat. Jones would also be one of the most conservative members in the caucus.Still, National Journal rankings list Jones as the second most “liberal” Republican in the House, and votes the “liberal” position 53.5 percent, or better than Democrats Dan Boren (OK, 49.2), Gene Taylor (MS, 50), Jim Marshall (GA, 50), Henry Cuellar (TX, 51), Collin Peterson (MN, 51), Bud Cramer (AL, 51.7), John Barrow (GA, 51.8), Charlie Melancon (LA, 52.2), Lincoln Davis (TN, 52.8), and Jim Matheson (UT, 53.3).
Yeah, yeah, that’s a real rogue’s gallery, and there’s a good question about whether we want to reinforce the Bush Dog contingent. But given the hard-right bent of the district, the havoc it would wreak on the GOP’s 2008 battle plans, and the reinforcement of the “GOP is collapsing” narrative, I’d happily take his switch.
Somehow I don’t think this endorsement will help Jones very much in his primary.
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If Jones ever did switch parties, it would be to the Constitution Party.
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DailyKOS whining about “corrupting conservative(?)” Dems is the same problem facing this website when members whine about “corrupting liberal(?) Republicans”
Yeah Yeah–I want both parties to kick out the people they dislike–the people that should not be in their party.
Then we may develop a real Third Party in this nation–The Libertarians is no more than a recruiting front for Republicans!!(Dem got the Greens!!)
Minor league parties–scouting ground for the Big boys–do not count!!