Thursday, April 4, 2024

Another Democrat switches to Republican Party (Nebraska this time)

We have covered this trend many times on Common Cents, here, here, here and here. This time a Nebraska Democrat switched this week to the Republican Party giving the GOP a filibuster-proof majority!  Via Omaha World Herald.

LINCOLN — State Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha announced Wednesday he is changing his party registration from Democrat to Republican.

McDonnell said he is making the change because his anti-abortion views have not been respected by Nebraska Democrats, including the decision by the Douglas County Democrats not to seat him as a delegate and not to provide resources to him and the state party’s decision to censure him.

“Being a Christian, a member of the Roman Catholic Church and pro-life is more important to me than being a registered Democrat,” he said.

He made the announcement at a press conference flanked by Gov. Jim Pillen, Attorney General Mike Hilgers and a number of other Republican leaders.

McDonnell at Capitol

State Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha announces his party registration switch from Democrat to Republican on Wednesday at the State Capitol in Lincoln.













Among those in attendance was Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine, whose decision to join the GOP in 2020 was similarly celebrated by party leaders. Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson and P.J. Morgan, a Douglas County commissioner and former Omaha mayor, also were there.

Read the whole story here.

2 comments:

Justin_O_Guy said...

Being a Christian, a member of the Roman Catholic Church and pro-life is more important to me than being a registered Democrat,” he said.

Yeah, cool.. Now,about that Border thing,,and OUR $$$$ to Foreign Aid and providing material support to the people Putin is at war with,, you spose we can expect to see you fighting for America any time soon?

KurtP said...

It took you long enough to be bothered by it.

How or is that change going to change his voting record, and what IS it?