Yet another Democratic Politician has left the Party

[Always in His Presence]

Last rural Democrat in Kentucky senate leaves party, growing GOP supermajority

Sen. Robin Webb, who represents part of Eastern Kentucky, has switched party affiliations from Democrat to Republican.

www.usatoday.com

Last rural Democrat in Kentucky senate leaves party, growing GOP supermajority​

An Eastern Kentucky state senator has switched party affiliations from Democrat to Republican, strengthening the GOP's supermajority hold in the legislature.​

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Sen. Robin Webb, who represents Senate District 18, announced in a press release that she is leaving the Democratic Party because it “has increasingly alienated lifelong rural Democrats like myself by failing to support the issues that matter most to rural Kentuckians."​

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"As the Democratic party continues its lurch to the left and its hyperfocus on policies that hurt workforce and economic development in my region, I no longer feel it represents my values," Webb said in the release. "It has become untenable and counterproductive to the best interests of my constituents for me to remain a Democrat.”​

 

[GoldenBoy89]

I’m more surprised there were any democrats in rural Kentucky at all.

 

[Always in His Presence]

I'm more surprised there are any Democrats left anywhere.

 

[RileyG]

I’m more surprised there were any democrats in rural Kentucky at all.

Why?

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Why?

Because it’s rural Kentucky.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

I'm more surprised there are any Democrats left anywhere.

Really? 75 million voted in the last election, just a few months ago.

Why would you think there weren’t any left?

 

[RileyG]

Because it’s rural Kentucky.

That’s fair. I just assume every state would have some outliers. I dunno.

 

[iluvatar5150]

"As the Democratic party continues its lurch to the left and its hyperfocus on policies that hurt workforce and economic development in my region, I no longer feel it represents my values," Webb said in the release.

I'm sure that cutting education assistance, FEMA, and Medicaid while hiking tariffs are going to do wonders for her stretch of rural Kentucky. But hey, at least her new party panders to her constituents' coal nostalgia and dislike of trans people.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Also a state senator, really?

What next, the local dog catcher has updated his voter registration?

 

[essentialsaltes]

I'm sure that cutting education assistance, FEMA, and Medicaid while hiking tariffs are going to do wonders for her stretch of rural Kentucky.

The education deficit is certainly having an effect.

 

[camille70]

The education deficit is certainly having an effect.
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