A politician switching political parties, jumping ship, or open minded?
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ANSWERS: 6
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It could be either. I don't think you can make a blanket statement, it depends on his or her individual reasons.
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Depends on the person, I suppose. We have one in Australia who was a rock singer in the 80s. His band was always at the forefront of environmentalism, so he joined the Greens, logical choice. Then he jumped ship when the Greens went down and turned Labor. Recently, he came out with a statement backing the building of a US base in Australia. Not a problem, except that one of his most famous songs was called "US Bases" and spoke of never having them here....
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I have found that when a politician switches parties it is usually because he has out grown his old party. What a person believes to be true when they are young and poor is not always what they believe when they are older and have more money.
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I'd think that a politician not having a political party would be open minded. So, let's go with jumping ship.
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In America, there have been two prominent switches on the national scene. One was a political move where the pol "got more" from the new party and in the other case, the pol refused to change his position on an issue and the party backed someone else in the primary election. In the latter case, you could call that jumping ship or being open minded. I think sometimes the party moves and the pol does not.
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Neither. Possible confused or uncommitted. It is also possible that the values and platforms of the party have changed away from the values of the politician. Few successfully switch major party affiliation and gain a quick election. Some are successful after switching many years prior. Pres. Reagan was one.
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