By Rob Janicki
Here's an interesting development to report in these turbulent political times.
[...] Former Democratic Alabama House member and gubernatorial candidate Artur Davis is becoming a Republican and laying the groundwork for a potential political future in Virginia. [...]
Did I mention that Davis happens to be black?
[...] Since losing the 2010 gubernatorial primary in Alabama by a wide margin, the moderate Davis has become a critic of his own party and broken with Democrats on a number of high-profile issues, including voter ID laws. [...]
Let me restate that last element. Davis is NOT in lockstep with the Democratic position opposing all voter ID laws. No wonder Davis is looking for a new political home.
[...] The Republican Party, Davis said in his statement, “is fighting the drift in this country in a way that comes closest to my way of thinking: wearing a Democratic label no longer matches what I know about my country and its possibilities.” The Alabama Democratic Party in particular, he says, “has weakened and lost faith with more and more Alabamians every year.” [...]
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