Rep. Bob Evans (True Democrat- Monticello) had some interesting quotes on what the Democratic caucus really thinks of members who do not vote in line with Billy McCoy and company. In a Daily Leader article (h/t: FireMcCoy.com) , Evans complained about the annual BIPEC ratings saying they are nothing more than a partisan organization because Republicans received high grades while ‘true Democrats,’ Evans’ actual words, like Evans received failing marks in their support of business.
Here is the quote from Evans: “The true Democrats, like me, don’t believe in giving businesses everything they want that would be detrimental to the workers. The things that are important to the Mississippi Democratic Party, that favor workers and the lower to middle classes, are the things BIPEC will grade you down for if you vote for.”
Of course, BIPEC use to be more bi-partisan; before people like Evans successfully purged conservatives from the party. Examples: Sid Bondurant- A, Scott Bounds- A, Billy Nicholson- B, Russ Nowell- A, Margaret Rogers- A. That is pretty much in line with grades they received as Democrats. It doesn’t appear that BIPEC is getting more partisan, it appears the Democratic Party is getting more liberal.
Majority in Mississippi
6/6/11
Magnolia Tribune
