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Old 01-09-2012, 04:32 PM
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Default Why I'm leaving the Republican Party - Jeff Wartman

Welcome to the real world, Jeff.

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Why I’m leaving the Republican Party…and Endorsing President Obama.
January 5th, 2012

I’m leaving the Republican Party. No longer can I say with a clear conscience that the Republican Party is focused on solving problems will benefit average Americans.

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http://jeffwartman.com/why-im-leavin...esident-obama/

In some ways, I am what used to be called a “Rockefeller Republican” — moderate, pragmatic, private sector minded. Fiscally responsible, socially tolerant. However, with the rightward shift in the Republican Party, it seems like the old socially tolerant Republicans are an endangered species.
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