Conservative Democrats Need Not Apply
Six years ago, 15 House Democrats were members of the Legislative Conservative Coalition. Today, just two are. Sure, a good bit of that decrease can be attributed to party-switchers, but it is also due to the fact that conservatives are simply no longer welcomed in the Mississippi Democratic Party.
In 2007, conservative Democrats faced at least two primary challenges from the left in the Senate. Nolan Mettetal barely fought off a challenge from Mona Pittman, while David Baria successfully unseated Scottie Cuevas. Today, Mettetal and Cuevas are running for office in the party that they are welcomed: the Republican Party. And you also likely remember that Gary Anderson ran to the left of George Dale, won the primary thanks to unlimited trial lawyer pockets, only to see Republican Mike Chaney win in the fall.
Majority in Miss.
6/13/11
Magnolia Tribune
