These party swappers are dumb as hell. They need to become independents and make their alliegence up to the highest bidder - that's the way to get maximum pork for their districts.
Which is merely a backhanded way of stating that they chose principle over expediency in switching to the Republican party.
If you think these gloryhunters are doing so out of "principle", I've got a great beachfront property in Kentucky I'd like to sell you.
These party swappers are dumb as hell. They need to become independents and make their alliegence up to the highest bidder - that's the way to get maximum pork for their districts.
That could work, but only until next election. It's difficult to be elected as Indie, so one would have to choose then...
Not if you play your cards right.