Thousands Of Voters Quit GOP After Siege On Capitol

February 1, 2021 Extremists, Republicans

In the week from Jan. 6 through Jan. 12, about 4,600 Republicans changed their party status in Colorado, according to a CPR News analysis. There was no comparable effect with any other party. CPR News was able to contact dozens of them by tracking changes in the state’s voter file.

The number of people changing parties spiked immediately after the Capitol breach. The same phenomenon is playing out nationwide. News outlets documented about 6,000 defections from the party in North Carolina, 10,000 in Pennsylvania and 5,000 in Arizona.

Read the full article. It should be millions.

Spurred By The Capitol Riot, Thousands Of Republicans Drop Out Of @GOP https://t.co/GHzCMony81

— Deborah Blum (@deborahblum) February 1, 2021