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In It to Win It

(8,254 posts)
Fri Sep 22, 2023, 12:30 PM Sep 2023

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson switches to Republican Party

Texas Tribune




Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, a longtime Democrat, said he's switched parties to become a Republican.

“Today I am changing my party affiliation,” Johnson wrote in an op-ed published Friday in The Wall Street Journal. “Next spring, I will be voting in the Republican primary. When my career in elected office ends in 2027 on the inauguration of my successor as mayor, I will leave office as a Republican.”

Johnson served in the Texas Legislature for nine years as a Democrat before he was elected mayor in 2019. Though the mayor’s position is technically nonpartisan, Johnson joins Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker as one of two Republican mayors to lead a major Texas city.

Texas Republicans were quick to embrace Johnson as one of their own.

"Texas is getting more Red every day," Gov. Greg Abbott said in a tweet, sharing the announcement. "He’s pro law enforcement & won’t tolerate leftist agendas."



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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson switches to Republican Party (Original Post) In It to Win It Sep 2023 OP
I call foul. He was bought off. Shell_Seas Sep 2023 #1
Fuck Texas republicans and Eric Johnson.. mountain grammy Sep 2023 #2
Post removed Post removed Sep 2023 #3
What do they have on these folks? tulipsandroses Sep 2023 #4
He doesn't play well with others. carpetbagger Sep 2023 #12
It takes a rare special sort of scumbag to see the current state of republicans and bullimiami Sep 2023 #5
Nicely put. awesomerwb1 Sep 2023 #7
👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 onecaliberal Sep 2023 #8
+1 2naSalit Sep 2023 #9
To be a Texas Democrat requires courage Loki Sep 2023 #6
Dallas is Texas' second blueist city after Austin. LeftInTX Sep 2023 #11
Turncoat prick. Paladin Sep 2023 #10
Texas Democratic Party says good riddance to Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2023 #13
"Ineffective and truant." Paladin Sep 2023 #14

Shell_Seas

(3,334 posts)
1. I call foul. He was bought off.
Fri Sep 22, 2023, 12:31 PM
Sep 2023

Oh well. Fuck em. This ends his political career in the very blue city of Dallas.

Response to In It to Win It (Original post)

carpetbagger

(4,391 posts)
12. He doesn't play well with others.
Sat Sep 23, 2023, 03:43 AM
Sep 2023

I think he ran out of friends in city hall and decided to show his middle finger, getting some allies in Austin along the way and possibly some post-mayoral job leads.

That's a gross simplification of his tenure, but it's more right than wrong.

bullimiami

(13,096 posts)
5. It takes a rare special sort of scumbag to see the current state of republicans and
Fri Sep 22, 2023, 12:59 PM
Sep 2023

decide it’s time to join.

onecaliberal

(32,863 posts)
8. 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻
Fri Sep 22, 2023, 01:28 PM
Sep 2023

They’ll knife him come next election and go with the real McCoy to replace him.

Loki

(3,825 posts)
6. To be a Texas Democrat requires courage
Fri Sep 22, 2023, 12:59 PM
Sep 2023

Having lived in the Houston area for almost 20 years, it takes courage, strength and commitment to be a Democrat in that state. This fool has none of those qualities. Taking the easy way out to become the token they wave around as proof of their "inclusive agenda". Good riddance. He won't be missed and we won't see him again.

LeftInTX

(25,369 posts)
11. Dallas is Texas' second blueist city after Austin.
Fri Sep 22, 2023, 11:03 PM
Sep 2023

It's very blue. Doesn't take too much courage to be a Democratic mayor in Dallas.

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