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Things for the GOP are now so bad that in Kansas, a state that voted nearly 2 to 1 for President Bush in 2004, nine former Republicans will be on the November ballot as Democrats. Among them is Mark Parkinson, a former chairman of the Kansas Republican Party, who changed parties to run for lieutenant governor with the popular Democratic governor, Kathleen Sebelius.
"I'd reached a breaking point," Parkinson said, preparing for a rally in Wichita alongside Sebelius. "I want to work on relevant issues and not on a lot of things that don't matter."
It seems the obsessive focus on issues like same-sex marriage and Darwin have finally disgusted moderate Republicans. However, having allowed the right wing lunatics to take over the party, these moderates have to become Democrats to stay part of the political process. In any case, Kansas is a little less "red" than it was in 2004, and the insanity of the Dobson right can be blamed for splitting up the party.
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After so many years of right-wing religious nutjobs running the country, it's good to see some slight movement to "blue." I just hope that it's not a covert move to push the Democratic party to the right. It's entirely too clear just how far that ultra-conservatives will go to win elections. It seems to me that lying about party affiliation pales in comparison to some of the stuff they've done. So I hope they're sincere--and I'll believe it when I see it.
