It happened to the Republicans, too, in the 1990's when the Progressive "Neocons" (think the Bushes and the Cheneys) took over the Republicans. Republicans left the party in droves, mostly swinging "unaffiliated" and "Libertarian".
In 2020, the Democrat sheriff of Buchanan County, VA also switched to Republican, citing "defund the police" as his reason. His contention was that the Democrat Party had abandoned the people on top of threatening his job, and he wasn't having any of that. The county Democrat Party lost their shit when he did that.
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In 2020, the Democrat sheriff of Buchanan County, VA also switched to Republican, citing "defund the police" as his reason. His contention was that the Democrat Party had abandoned the people on top of threatening his job, and he wasn't having any of that. The county Democrat Party lost their shit when he did that.
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