Sahil Kapur

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

Most recent party-switchers in the US Congress, and what happened 👇 • Rep. Justin Amash (MI): R to independent in 2019, TBD • Rep. Parker Griffith (AL): D to R in 2009, lost the GOP primary in 2010 • Sen. Arlen Specter (PA): R to D in 2009, lost the Dem primary in 2010 — PolitiTweet.org

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“Rep. Jeff Van Drew, anti-impeachment Democrat, expected to switch parties after Trump meeting” https://t.co/7UCy8NplUg — PolitiTweet.org

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Go back further and party-switching worked for Reps. Rodney Alexander (D to R in 2004) and Ralph Hall (D to R in 2004), plus Sens. Joe Lieberman (D to i in 2006) and Jim Jeffords (R to I in 2001). But over the last decade there’s no record of success at the congressional level. — PolitiTweet.org

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