Parker Griffith

Bill Daley Was Sad When Democratic Rep. Who Voted Against The White House Agenda Continually Switched Parties

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wonkette's Jack Stuef points us to this Dec. 24, 2009 op-ed authored by new White House Chief of Staff William Daley: The announcement by Alabama Rep...

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Minuteman Leader Jim Gilchrist Endorses Candidates Who Hire Consulting Firm

Politico | BEN SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011

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To win the endorsement of the Minuteman Project and its founder, Jim Gilchrist, you need to believe in federal troop deployments to stop illegal immig...

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A Case for Mitchell Howie in North Alabama

Howie Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

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June 1 is primary day in Alabama and if things work out that day, November will offer Democrats a chance to elect not just a Democrat, but -- and in Alabama this is saying a lot -- a real Democrat.

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Parker Griffith, Alabama Party Switcher, Goes Down In Primary Congressional Fight

AP | PHILLIP RAWLS | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The political shooting-star otherwise known as anti-incumbency fell on Alabama, taking down a first-term congressman who swit...

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Artur Davis Faces Off Against Ron Sparks In Alabama Democratic Primary

AP | PHILLIP RAWLS | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A congressman seeking to become Alabama's first black governor lost Tuesday to a white Democratic primary opponent who had ga...

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Republicans Attack Parker Griffith, Their Own Candidate

Hotline On Call | Reid Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The NRCC wants its contributors to know it will spend the money necessary to defeat a member of Congress who backs liberal Dems like Speaker Nancy Pel...

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Matt Osborne | Posted 05.25.2011

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Parker Griffith, the man who pandered to labor unions and single-payer advocates to get elected as a Democrat, met the Teabag Terror and was terrified into switching parties.

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GOPer Wants To Discuss Barring Parker Griffith

Huntsville Times | Kenneth Kesner | Posted 05.25.2011

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At least one Republican in Huntsville thinks local party officials should meet quickly to discuss barring former Democrat and current U.S. Rep. Parker...

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Parker Griffith Not A First: Politicians To Switch Party Affiliations This Decade

Posted 05.25.2011

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Parker Griffith may be grabbing headlines today, but switching political parties is nothing new. Party switching has been going on since the 1800's. ...

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Parker Griffith Switches Positions To Fit GOP

Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Parker Griffith of Alabama has switched some of his positions to more neatly fit the conservative mold along with abandoning th...

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Matt Osborne | Posted 05.25.2011

Griffith was always a Republican. That someone who boasts an astoundingly low seven percent progressive rating versus a 33% conservative rating has turned coat should be shocking only to a few cave-dwellers.

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Rep. Parker Griffith Switches Parties, Becomes Republican

Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Parker Griffith, a freshman Blue Dog Democrat from Alabama, will announce Tuesday that he's switching parties to become a Republican. House Repu...

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Parker Griffith Attacked For Ties To Dean, Reid By GOP Rival

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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A leading GOP congressional candidate in Alabama has greeted Rep. Parker Griffith's entrance into the Republican Party with a mailer tying him to prom...

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Parker Griffith's Party Switch: He Won't Be Missed, He Won't Be Welcomed [UPDATED]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Parker Griffith can't win. Earlier today, it was reported that the freshman Representative from Alabama's 5th Congressional District has decided to...

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Parker Griffith Staff Resigns: Nearly Every Member Quits

Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly every staff member of Democrat-turned-Republican Rep. Parker Griffith's office quit Monday morning in response to his decision to switch partie...

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Parker Griffith: Why Did This Alabama Congressman Switch Parties?

Posted 05.25.2011

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Interest in Congressman Parker Griffith has spiked today in light of the news that he plans to change his party affiliation from Democrat to Republica...

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Parker Griffith Got Coal In His Stocking, DCCC Chair Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said on Sunday he was "very confident" that there would be no more defec...

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Parker Griffith's Cynical Shift to the GOP

Steve Marmel | Posted 05.25.2011

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He's betting his job on the idea the economy will still be in the tank, and unemployment will still be double-digit. That things will be no better. That is the spirit of Griffith's shift.

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Dueling Bills in Congress Could Help or Hurt Middle Class Firms

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chambers of Commerce across Alabama are opposed to H.R. 3558, and the American Small Business League (ASBL) has launched a national campaign to rally opposition to the bill.

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Matt Osborne | Posted 05.25.2011

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The first-term congressman later spoke of closing off the Mexican border. Over the course of the town hall, he made a series of such spurious statements, each time winning the audience's agreement.

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Blue Dog Dem Won't Vote For Pelosi As Speaker

The Hill | Michael O'Brien | Posted 05.25.2011

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A freshman House Democrat from Alabama said Tuesday he would not vote for Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as Speaker again because of her "divisive and polari...

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2008 Alabama CD-05 General Election:
Parker (R) vs Griffith (D)

Posted 05.25.2011

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AL-05: Parker vs Griffith

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