Moderate Dem quits Congress in disgust,
denouncing 'rainbows and unicorns'
Posted By: PageTurner, 3/19/2022 9:32:52 AM
With the Squad, the greenie lobby, the teachers' unions, and the open borders industrial complex calling the shots in the Democratic Party these days, it's obviously no picnic to be a moderate member of the Democrats in Congress. Which is why 31 of them are leaving, most fully aware that a red wave is coming. But perhaps more importantly albeit less well known is that many of them angry at how the crazed Democrats have treated them. Here's the latest exit, described by the Daily Caller: Retiring Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy called out Democratic leadership for repeatedly siding with the left flank of the party against moderate members during a Friday interview.
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