According to the Washington Post, Mark Parkinson, the state GOP chairman from 1999 to 2003 officially registered as a Democrat Tuesday in Johnson County, Kansas. Rumor is that he will become the running mate with Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Her Lt. Gov. John Moore (another former Republican) is retiring at the end of his term in 2007.
This move should send shivers down the backs of Republicans across the country. Considering that Rick Santorum of PA is currently running about 23% behind in the polls to his Democratic challenger, the situation in the Congress could change drastically in November. I certainly hope this is the beginning of a tidal wave of Democratic victories in the House and Senate.
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It's not such a big switch, actually. Kansas has three political parties: Democrats, moderate Republicans, and conservatives. The conservatives have dominated state politics for several election cycles and now the moderates are moving to the Democrats. In another high profile Kansas race, a Republican country prosecutor switched to the Democratic party to take on the odius Phill Kline for the attorney general's seat.
Looks like Kansas is finally waking up and shaking off the shackles of the ultra-conservative/religious reich extremists who have had control for too long.
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