Headline Roundup August 8, 2017
Democratic WV Governor Goes Republican
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Last week, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced at a Trump rally that he would be switching parties and becoming a Republican. Justice said "The Democrats walked away from me," and "I can’t help you any more being a Democrat." This flip means that Republicans now hold 34 governorships, matching the party’s all-time high in 1922. Many people are speculating as to what this change means for the 2018 midterm elections.
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Billionaire and WV Governor Jim Justice Switches To Republican at Trump Event
Forbes
News
“Today I will tell you with lots of prayers and lots of thinking,” Justice said to an enthusiastic crowd of Trump supporters. ”I can’t help you anymore being a Democrat governor. So tomorrow I will be changing my registration to Republican.”
With party switch in West Virginia, Republicans now have matched record number of governors' seats. Will it last?
News
The moment was filled with political pomp and pageantry: Thousands of cheering supporters packed into an arena, a sea of poster-board signs and a big announcement.
Democrats Are in Deep Trouble
Opinion
If the Democrats and Republicans were engaged in a real war – what they're all doing now is just political combat of the messiest kind – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's defection to the GOP after just a few months in office might be a signal it's time to sue for peace.
