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Poll: Why Did Fletcher Jump GOP Ship Amid San Diego Mayor Race?

Republican assemblyman stuns local politics with decision to become an independent.

Posted by Ken Stone, March 28, 2012 at 04:37 pm

Sometime after 6 a.m. Wednesday, Nathan Fletcher tweeted at @Fletcher2012: “Today, @NathanFletcher is announcing his decision to leave the GOP to re-register as an independent. Video message: http://ow.ly/9VLoI”

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His 6-minute YouTube video (attached) gave several reasons, but many in San Diego—and across the state—may beg to differ. Was this an attention-grabbing ploy in the closely fought San Diego mayoral race? Or is Assemblyman Fletcher looking ahead to November, when some observers think Republicans could suffer a landslide defeat in the presidential election? Tell us in the comments.

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Batman March 28, 2012 at 03:44 pm

The purple-headed freaks in San Diego will never elect a Republican. I recommend voting for Bonnie Dumanis, maybe then we'll get a halfway decent DA.

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Richard Rider, the taxpayer watchdog, has savvy things to say at SDRostra:
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Because he's a typical, opportunistic politician?

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It's an attempt to splinter away some of the moderate Democratic vote PLUS allow Republicans to focus on their remaining candidate(s), thus giving them a better chance for winning. It's called "taking one for the Party".

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