Petition For Mayor Eric Johnson To Resign

Posted by BucketofWarmSpit@reddit | Dallas | View on Reddit | 234 comments

Dallas Democrats has started a petition to get Eric Johnson to resign after switching parties. A lot people on this sub had shown interest in this so I am posting a link to it here. [https://campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/democrats-calling-for-eric-johnson-to-resign-as-mayor-of-dallas?emci=f076f05d-955c-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&emdi=5037c295-b75c-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&ceid=26045144](https://campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/democrats-calling-for-eric-johnson-to-resign-as-mayor-of-dallas?emci=f076f05d-955c-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&emdi=5037c295-b75c-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&ceid=26045144)

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gibby89@reddit

😂😂😂😂😂😂 all the democRATS are crying because he woke up to see the truth from a communist party lol

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cpdk-nj@reddit

please define communism

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gibby89@reddit

com·mu·nism /ˈkämyəˌniz(ə)m/ noun a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. I mean its simple.

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cpdk-nj@reddit

Ok, so when did the Democratic Party advocate for any of those?

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gibby89@reddit

You tell me ......... js

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rps215@reddit

Why do all y’all right wingers make it sound like it’s a sports rivalry? It’s weird

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gibby89@reddit

Ok sheep ..... wake up and see the world how it is lol

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Dreimoogen@reddit

Why does it matter? He wasn’t elected to be a democrat, he was elected to be a mayor. If you have legitimate reasons why he’s failing as a mayor, then post those

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playballer@reddit

I think all he does is hire a city manager. Our form of local government puts the mayor in low powered seat

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seaspirit331@reddit

Switching now signals that he's not really interested in trying to govern as mayor. Eric's only focus now will be to try and appeal to a larger GOP crowd for whatever office he tries to run for next. I don't want Dallas to become a guinea pig for his PR stunts.

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Hendy2525@reddit

Came here to say this! Exactly right. Nobody cared until he switched. Can’t imagine he’s doing a bad job if the only reason people are complaining is because he switched parties.

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Skinny_Phoenix@reddit

I don’t really understand all the uproar about this. He never known as a progressive guy at all. His switch was unsurprising. Also, unless there’s something I don’t know, his switch doesn’t change any balance of power. It’s not like he is a US Senator and brought the senate under control of the other party. Finally, it’s a non-partisan race so how is a party switch grounds for a recall? I understand being annoyed by it. If I was still a Dallas resident I would but it really doesn’t matter much now. He’s doing. It to run for bigger office later when it will matter.

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Pure-Breath-6885@reddit

Exactly the point: he could have switched later, once he’s running for some other office. He should have served out his term before switching.

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threeoldbeigecamaros@reddit

Modern American politics requires fealty to a political party. It makes it easier for people to know if someone is an us or a them. It’s tribalism and it’s disgusting

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MeyrInEve@reddit

Because people who campaign one way shouldn’t be allowed to switch parties without having to run for re-election. Allowing politicians to do whatever the hell they want without giving the voters any say until the next time an election comes around, particularly if, like that party switch in North Carolina, that change carries massive significance for the voters, should be considered election fraud. A politician shouldn’t pick the easier side of the contest to win just because they’re lazy, and then switch to something the voters did not select.

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SkywingMasters@reddit

The mayoral election is non partisan just so you know…

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Environmental-Age149@reddit

Yet the Mayor made a public partisan announcement that he was now a Republican. Sure, non-partisan until he literally made it a partisan position.

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SkywingMasters@reddit

So when he labeled himself a democrat despite the non-partisan election process, he wasn’t making it partisan then, but he’s making it partisan now? Logic not so good. Try again.

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Environmental-Age149@reddit

Back to the issue at hand - he has publicly served as a democrat. Dallas leans democrat. He runs as democrat and we got for him because he proclaims democratic values. He wins election. He is a democrat…..but wait, just kidding! Thank gosh he had the DEMOCRAT electorate to prop him up just for him to pull a bait and switch. The issue is the morals/ethics behind his BEHAVIOR. Your position will be to refuse to see why we are upset so my breath is already long wasted here but, here’s to hoping you might understand why the whole stunt screams self-interest and don’t be surprised that the base who put him there will also hold him accountable for his actions and his words. We recall him because, at the very least, he works for us. It’s not that absurd. Republicans would recall a democrat mayor switch so fast the public wouldn’t even be aware. Stop trying to pull democrats down to the level of the republicans con games. It’s all preposterous.

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SkywingMasters@reddit

Recall? Lmao good luck with that

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PaulDallas72@reddit

Would he have been elected if he changed affiliation 4 months before the election rather than 4 months after 🤔

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iwentdwarfing@reddit

Yes because no one ran against him

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PaulDallas72@reddit

If the only person running for Mayor of Dallas had a 'R' after their name, trust me, they would draw an opponent.

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iwentdwarfing@reddit

Dallas city council elections are non-partisan, so there was and would be no letter next to his name. His views and priorities were not secret except to those who didn't care to know.

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gatorz4dayz@reddit

I would venture to say the majority of people “upset” over this didn’t even vote

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AdolinofAlethkar@reddit

There are more 8x more people subscribed to this subreddit than there are who voted in the Mayoral election. People here are complaining about a perceived injustice when they didn’t even have the political energy to vote in the first place. Johnson isn’t changing any of his policies or how he governs (with what little power the Mayor has). This is some Grade A Virtue Signaling at its finest by political tribalists who can’t stand the thought of someone with the wrong letter next to their name being in office (even though the office is nonpartisan).

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gatorz4dayz@reddit

I find the people likely to be upset over this also don’t have a lot of friends

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jgemonic@reddit

Point stands. Just so you know.

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SkywingMasters@reddit

It’s an ignorant point. EJ wasn’t elected as a Democrat. He wasn’t elected as a Republican. He was elected as EJ.

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jgemonic@reddit

It is ignorant to think everything would have occurred in the same manner if he publicly identified as Republican prior to the election. Extremely so tbh.

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high_everyone@reddit

You still need to establish precedent or this kind of shit is normalized.

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Closr2th3art@reddit

Yeah not partisan but he still feels the need to publicly maintain a party affiliation so how partisan is it really 🤷🏻‍♂️

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MeyrInEve@reddit

So, once again, I’ll type the same thing: He MADE it partisan by his actions. Actions have consequences. Time to see how good of a gambler he is.

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SkywingMasters@reddit

You’re not from around here, are ya?

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formlessfighter@reddit

he's not picking the "easier side" lmao if he wanted the easy way out he would have stayed democrat.... you do see that right? he has switched to republican because he sees that democratic policies are intentionally destroying cities im an immigrant lifelong liberal and even i can see this because its plain as day...

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MeyrInEve@reddit

He stayed Democrat to get elected to Dallas mayor, because it’s EASIER to win that election as a (D). If his policies were so amazingly awesomely wonderful, he wouldn’t have needed to wait until AFTER THE ELECTION to change his party affiliation, would he? You DO see that, right? He switch parties because he wants to run for a higher office, and in Texas, that pretty much means having an (R) after your name. You do see that, right? And I don’t care what your background or heritage MIGHT be, black letters on a white background don’t know race or ancestry. You DO see that, right?

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seaspirit331@reddit

>black letters on a white background Ew, light mode user

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MeyrInEve@reddit

Yeah, ya got me.

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RocketsGuy@reddit

Switch to dark mode

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MeyrInEve@reddit

“I’LL NEVER GO OVER TO THE DARK SIDE!”

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formlessfighter@reddit

lmao the major cities, even in texas, are all democrat run and have been for decades. you probably don't even live in texas which is the reason why you don't know this. also, what policies of his have changed as a result of switching to republican? as far as i can tell, his policies have not changed at all. just exposes the sweeping toxic partisanship going on here when even I an am immigrant/lifelong liberal can clearly see that him switching sides to the republican party is because he was getting so much pushback from democrats trying to run the same policies he's always been talking about

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MeyrInEve@reddit

You right wing “ALPHA MACHO MANLY NO APOLOGIES FOR ANYTHING EVER” types sure are butthurt over someone getting pushback for committing election fraud by misrepresenting themselves to the voters. Yet you know damned well that if the mayor of Miami was re-elected and then switched from (R) to (D), you people would be foaming at the mouth with rage, and that recall petition would feature in the lead story of every show in your right wing echo chamber. Also, evidently you didn’t read my first response, so I’ll reiterate - I couldn’t possibly care less about what you claim your heritage and former political affiliation are, because words on a screen don’t convey your heritage or completely unsubstantiated former political affiliation . I judge you by what you’re writing NOW. And FYI, I’d venture to guess that I was living in Texas long before you were, and I’m still here. 😘 Toodles, sweetheart, go away now.

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formlessfighter@reddit

LMAO just because i have a differing opinion than you on something, you expose yourself for the bigot you are by accusing me of being a right winger... meanwhile, im an immigrant minority who's lived in texas for the majority of my life its completely toxic people like you that are the problem, both here on reddit and in real life

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MeyrInEve@reddit

“…Democratic priorities are intentionally destroying cities.” Quote right wing talking points, I refer to you as a right winger. I believe I stated somewhere I can’t see you, I don’t know you, so I can only base my opinion upon what you WRITE. Yet here you are, accusing me of not being from Texas (I got here before you), a bigot (you MIGHT want to look up what that word means, by the way), completely toxic, immature, and pathetic. Yet somehow I’M THE PROBLEM, and you’re completely blameless. And you wonder why I refer to you as a right winger. Bye now.

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formlessfighter@reddit

LMAO you don't have to be a right winger to have EYES you dont have to be a right winger to see that the policies being implemented in major urban cities ARE DESTRUCTIVE you CAN be a liberal and see reality you CAN be a liberal and admit that: \- zero cash bail incentivizes crime \- not prosecuting criminals incentivizes crime \- decriminalizing theft under $1000 incentivizes crime \- decriminalizing open air drug use incentivizes crime and homelessness you are such a perfect example of how TOXIC the democratic party has become. you refuse to open your eyes and see basic basic reality. you are completely and hopelessly lost....

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ClasesCutter@reddit

Politicians get elected to virtually every single office in the land by making empty promises and then changing their minds while in office. You’re just salty your team lost a member, you don’t actually have a principled bone in your body.

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azwethinkweizm@reddit

You act as if Eric didn't campaign to spend more on the police department and make city policies more friendly to businesses. Those of us who really focus on local politics aren't fazed by his announcement at all. He's term limited anyway.

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HotBatSoup@reddit

This guy gets it

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Xnuiem@reddit

The race is non-partisan. That aside, why does it matter? They can do whatever they want either way, regardless of any fake party affiliation. In this situation where it's not moving the power from one party to another like it would be in the legislature, who cares?

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MeyrInEve@reddit

You somehow think voters aren’t aware of a candidate’s affiliation? If his party doesn’t matter to you, then it shouldn’t matter if he’s subject to a recall BASED UPON SOMETHING THAT IS PARTY-RELATED, should it? He rolled the dice because he has ambitions. Let’s see how they land.

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K1nsey6@reddit

They should be focusing on them against us

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threeoldbeigecamaros@reddit

If it has devolved to that then there is no purpose in preserving the political structure. People with different political views are fully capable of co-existing with each other. Everyone has to reject the WWE political model that exists today or else this shit is over and we become a war-torn banana republic

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cpdk-nj@reddit

my guy, one party wants to legislate me and my partner out of our basic civil rights

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RudyRusso@reddit

This is dumb. War torn. I'm sorry but 90% of the GDP in this country comes from the cities. 200 million people live in Blue counties vs 130 million in red counties. With what army are the Republicans going to fight? People don't want to fight anyways. I'm sure Karen from the Midwest is going to pick up arms right after basic training. The problem in the country is we are down to one polical party that is trying to help Americans and believes in Democracy, and the other party who peddles lies and conspiracy theories and tries to over throw elections when they lose and refuse to believe the voters.

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K1nsey6@reddit

Become?!?

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couchsan@reddit

American politics only requires this for those who can't articulate where they fail to toe the line, usually intentionally because politicians have 1-2 policies they're actually passionate about at most and otherwise are putting food on the table/making money. Many party members of both sides are overshadowed by this combined with the lesser of two polarized evils rhetoric dominating the news more and more. Eric Johnson should not be given an inch of dallas' (or America's) over abundant passivity toward our representatives performing abysmally at what should for someone who holds the convictions most politicians claim, be an easy career.

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Tannerbe@reddit

I signed because he does not attend committee meetings and should be focusing on THAT instead of pivoting for a better job later.

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BucketofWarmSpit@reddit (OP)

I know people have been saying that Eric Johnson has always been a conservative Democrat but look at these lists from the Texas Tribune ranking the most liberal to most conservative representatives in the Texas House. In 2013, he's ranked 36th. 2015, 25th. 2017, 16th. 2019, 36th again. That's after the 2018 midterm elections when Democrats gained 12 seats. [https://static.texastribune.org/media/documents/JonesHouseRankings2013.pdf](https://static.texastribune.org/media/documents/JonesHouseRankings2013.pdf) [https://static.texastribune.org/media/documents/HouseLibConRanking2015.pdf](https://static.texastribune.org/media/documents/HouseLibConRanking2015.pdf) [https://static.texastribune.org/media/documents/TXHouseLibCon2017Tab.pdf](https://static.texastribune.org/media/documents/TXHouseLibCon2017Tab.pdf) [https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/37760e6e87644dc32cfb0c0b3a095e95/TXHouse2019LibCon.pdf](https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/37760e6e87644dc32cfb0c0b3a095e95/TXHouse2019LibCon.pdf) Most of the time, he's considered a centrist Democrat. How does that equate to a Republican? Especially, these days.

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Catfish-dfw@reddit

He’s a classic liberal which is too far to the right nowadays.

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BucketofWarmSpit@reddit (OP)

How would a classic liberal be welcome in the Republican Party? They howled in outrage when Gerald Ford appointed Nelson Rockefeller vice president. They have worked really hard to purge all liberals from their party for the past 50 years. Just look at the state legislature. Next year, it will be a war to purge all the Republican state reps who voted to impeach Paxton. Last year, Huffines and West were trying to take down Abbott for being too liberal. Eric Johnson would have drastically alter his positions to be welcome in the Republican Party. If he runs for anything as a Republican on his record, he loses unless it's an uncontested primary. People who are daydreaming about him running against Ted Cruz or John Cornyn -- 0% chance he prevails against any of them.

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AdolinofAlethkar@reddit

>They have worked really hard to purge all liberals from their party for the past 50 years. …classical liberals are not “liberals” in the modern sense. The closest approximation would be a small-l libertarian.

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azzers214@reddit

You're absolutely free to vote for him again if he gets recalled. All a recall does is call for another election. If 15% of the population wants him recalled, well obviously there were some assumptions about him that this news changed.

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AdolinofAlethkar@reddit

I voted for him as a Democrat. If a recall election is successful, I’ll go to the polls and vote for him again. But it won’t be successful, because we only had a **7.1% turnout** for the actual election in the first place. People calling for a recall are also people who most likely didn’t even vote in the first place. Maybe this will make them more likely to commit to their civic duty. I doubt it, but it’s a possibility. This entire thing seems like virtue signaling bullshit.

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Skinny_Phoenix@reddit

>if you consider that the Mayor of Dallas was on Fox News spouting partisan opinions about the parties or "Democrats abilities to lead cities", that may be a check the Mayor wrote that his political capital can't cash. That’s a fair point.

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Level3Kobold@reddit

He sold himself as one thing and then revealed himself as something else *after* he got elected. If that's okay with you then your ethical standards are in the dirt.

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wiseguy9317@reddit

A Politician playing loose with the facts? Really? Say it ain't so!

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seaspirit331@reddit

If you hate politicians lying so much, then you should be in support of efforts to curtail that and try getting someone better in office

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wiseguy9317@reddit

You might want to read my comment again. I didn't say anything about hating or liking politicians. Just a statement of the obvious.

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Level3Kobold@reddit

And if you don't have a problem with it then you're the reason the system is busted.

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aestusveritas@reddit

If it's truly a non-partisan issue, why is he announcing a party change just months after being elected and after running unopposed? And why did he decide to announce it via a paywalled Wall Street Journal opinion piece rather than say, having a press conference here in Dallas or sitting down with a local news channel or talking to the Dallas Morning News? Why is the Dallas mayor announcing his party change in a national paper rather than announcing it to the city he is supposed to be leading? (If you haven't read the WSJ piece, it's more about trashing democratic leadership of cities than explaining why he's switching parties). The answer to these questions is the reason for the uproar. He didn't announce this before running for office again because he knew he'd be opposed and lose. He announced it in the WSJ because he's angling for national GOP support rather than serving the voters of the city of Dallas. The uproar is because he has decided that his current role as mayor of Dallas is subordinate to his future political ambitions and *clearly* decided to place them -- and expressing his fealty to his future political party over his duties to the citizens who elected him and who, in large part, disagree with that political party--over his constituents.

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rex_lauandi@reddit

I actually think the points you are making support the idea that this is a nonpartisan issue: He waited until after being elected because he’s the same guy he was when he got elected (in a nonpartisan election), so why would he bring party to a nonpartisan election? Why he chose Wall Street Journal, I would assume, is because he was specifically trying to tell a specific group of people. Again, most people shouldn’t care because this doesn’t affect how he is as a mayor because he’s the same guy who won the election. Why is he announcing it to a national paper instead of a local paper? Probably because he’s gearing up for a national role, which again doesn’t affect how he is as mayor because several folks have kept office while running for a different one. None of these reasons cause me to distrust Johnson more. Will I vote for him in a future election? Depends on who my choices are and what his stances are on the issues pertinent to the office he is running. It certainly doesn’t depend on the letter next to his name. That’s tribalism and frankly undemocratic.

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aestusveritas@reddit

There's a difference in clear party affiliation and clear bait-and-switch tactics with voters designed to progress the career he sees after office at the expense of his constituents. This is about the latter, not the former.

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rex_lauandi@reddit

I have yet to hear a clear way that he is going to be a different mayor because of this. Bait and switch requires there to be a different product at the end, and if you think that the letter next to the name is more important than the person, that’s tribalism.

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seaspirit331@reddit

Eric switched to the GOP and announced it to a national media outlet. Just announcing a party switch though isn't going to win him any sort of state or national GOP primary, he needs to back it up with his actions. Eric is now *heavily* incentivized to use his position to pass virtue-signaling policies that drum up state and national GOP support, rather than for the good of Dallas as a city

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rex_lauandi@reddit

Ha! You think the Mayor of Dallas has a lot more power than he does. It’s a council-manager government type, which makes him more of a figure head (very equal with the rest of the council). But all that aside, I agree. If he starts pushing virtual-signaling policies that are against the will of the people, we should recall him. That’s a great reason to recall any representative. Changing the letter next to his name is not a great reason. That’s tribalism.

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seaspirit331@reddit

That's also fair. Personally, I think that there will be excuses about tribalism no matter *when* there's a recall attempt ("why are you recalling when the policy hasn't even gone into effect yet, shouldn't we make sure it's actually bad? That's tribalism"), so now is as good of a time as any, and more likely to actually work. Ultimately I think any sort of party switch immediately after an election like this, even in non-partisan positions, is scummy as hell and I don't want to see this practice go supported or unpunished in some degree. If you want to switch parties, fine. Do it closer to the end of your term so you at least *look* like you're caring about your constituents.

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aestusveritas@reddit

So if you found out he was killing puppies at night, would you be asking for a clear example of how he would "govern differently as a puppy murderer?". Voters could, and hopefully would, chose to remove him because political office requires the maintenance of trust between those in office and their voters. The reality is HE thought it was important enough to sit on it until now. If you read the WSJ article, he doesn't present it as some war within his soul that just revealed truth to him - he trashes democratic mayors the entire time. He thought it was important enough to announce it now, in this way, and you're choosing to ignore that reality, that's intellectual dishonesty.

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rex_lauandi@reddit

What an absurd comparison. Killing puppies is likely illegal, so we don’t need a criminal running the city. At the very least, it’s immoral. Being a Republican is not immoral. He thought it important enough to not bring partisanship into a nonpartisan race. I think it’s intellectually dishonest to assume anything more than that without proper evidence.

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aestusveritas@reddit

It's not absurd at all. Your point was that you need to hear how he is going to be a "different mayor" before deciding that he shouldn't be in office. My point was that you don't, you can make the decision based on a judgment over the official's behavior. That's pretty straightforward. You're being willfully blind to the reality of the situation to avoid addressing the behavior.

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rex_lauandi@reddit

If the next mayor eats at Torchy’s instead of Velvet Taco, are you going to recall them? I don’t understand this proves he’s incapable of doing the job we elected him to do.

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TTRedRaider27@reddit

No because Torchy's is better.

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Skinny_Phoenix@reddit

I understand all that. I really do. I just do g understand why anyone is surprised at all. That’s why I voted for Griggs. The voters who voted in Johnson got exactly what they voted for. I guess some just didn’t see him for what he was.

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TeaKingMac@reddit

>The voters who voted in Johnson got exactly what they voted for. I guess some just didn’t see him for what he was. The uniformed electorate is the real menace to democracy.

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NeenW1@reddit

He’s a sellout he’s eyeing a bigger prize outside of being Mayor. Well Mayoral leadership in Fort Worth very much Republican no non partisan there at all

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aestusveritas@reddit

If you understand all that, then you understand what the uproar is about.

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Skinny_Phoenix@reddit

Yeah, I guess that was poorly worded on my part. I should’ve stuck to the point that it’s unsurprising and I don’t see it being recalled worthy. I own that consuming statement.

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aestusveritas@reddit

I would agree it's not completely out of nowhere given Johnson's performance (and I also voted for Griggs), but I would still say it's at least surprising given how egregious it is and given the timing. He's also not just switching parties, he's trashing his prior party on the way out. It's just so over the top. Seems recall worthy to me.

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oldpeopletender@reddit

I honestly couldn’t care if he’s a Republican or a Democrat. I do care that he misrepresented his positions. Trust me anyone that is a friend of Dan Patrick’s is owned by Dan Patrick. I don’t want my mayor owned by Dan Patrick.

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FtWorthHorn@reddit

Look, you’re welcome to think this. But the issue is that, if this were truly well known, he would have announced this before his re-election campaign. He didn’t, and that was for a reason. So both he and his critics agree this was underhanded nonsense. You can try to defend him, but weirdly you are arguing against him.

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BryanW94@reddit

It's almost like he knows the majority of voters are idiots and do so actual research into a candidate and their policies and only vote based on the letter next to their picture.

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Catfish-dfw@reddit

The city of Dallas for elections to mayor excludes the party from the ballot. You literally vote for the person.

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MeyrInEve@reddit

He MADE it an issue. Decision. Action. CONSEQUENCES. Don’t like the consequences, then you shouldn’t have thought that the Dallas voters were mere rubes you could step on during your path to higher office.

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Catfish-dfw@reddit

What has changed other than party affiliation?

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MeyrInEve@reddit

Who knows, he hasn’t had much time to establish his (R) credentials. That said, is there any reason that residents of a very blue city like Dallas should give him the chance? He wants to be an (R), then go run as an (R), campaign as an (R), and win an election as an (R). Don’t be a coward about it. He’s the one who made it a big deal, and now people want to let him know how they feel about his actions.

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TeaKingMac@reddit

>Who knows, he hasn’t had much time to establish his (R) credentials. We do know. He's been pro cop and still is. He's been pro business and still is. People haven't been paying attention to his policies until now, they just re elected him because he was 1.) the incumbent, and 2.) the party they liked. This is the problem with voting by party. You stop paying attention to what people are doing, and just vote by their affiliation. He's been a DINO the whole time he's been mayor.

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MeyrInEve@reddit

So, voters have now realized that he doesn’t really represent them. They’re taking steps to correct their mistake. That’s how this whole thing is supposed to work. Deal with it, get over your inability to let the process play out. Like I stated elsewhere, had this been some place like Miami, and a republican mayor switched over to the Democratic Party, their face and name would instantly be featured in the lead story all over the right wing echo chamber, and that recall petition would be repeatedly and rabidly mentioned. Somehow, Dallas Democrats are supposed to just shut up and take it lying face down?

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TeaKingMac@reddit

No, they're supposed to fucking pay attention to people's policies in the first place, instead of mindlessly pulling the D. If y'all want a recall, that's fine, but own up to the fact that you weren't paying attention before, instead of acting like he's suddenly changed his policies now that his affiliation has changed.

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MeyrInEve@reddit

I don’t disagree with you that voters should pay attention. That said, they’re paying attention NOW because the politician grabbed them by the nose and slapped them. They’re reacting.

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Catfish-dfw@reddit

When you run for the mayor of Dallas the candidates do so without divulging their party affiliation (D) or (R). It’s not even on the ballot, it’s a non partisan election. The citizens of Dallas voted for him on his platform, not his party affiliation. If they voted for him because he ran for state office as a (D) then that is on the voter. If he deviates from the platform that got him elected, then I can understand a recall but this is not the case at this time.

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MeyrInEve@reddit

Let’s see how it plays out. I’m seriously not understanding why you people are so butthurt over a recall drive. I know goddamned well that if the mayor of a conservative city switched parties fight after being elected, their ass would be all over Fox and the rest of the right wing echo chamber, and that recall ballot would be circulating before the day was done.

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Catfish-dfw@reddit

Only people butthurt is you. Again, he was elected in a NON-PARTISAN ELECTION. That means he got elected on his policy only. Again, answer my question, what policy did he run on that he flipped?

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MeyrInEve@reddit

Strange, I’m not the one frantically typing “HE WON, HE WON, HE CAN BECOME A REPUBLICAN IF HE WANTS TO.” Kinda seems like you’re somehow invested in his party shift, dude. I’m the one saying ‘let’s see if he gets away with it.’

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Xnuiem@reddit

You can't run as a republican. You can't campaign as aan. You can't win an election as a republican. It's a non-partisan race. None of that is ever on a ballot or anything.

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MeyrInEve@reddit

Okay, let’s type this again - do you think voters aren’t aware of party affiliation? Just because something isn’t on the ballot doesn’t mean it’s unknown or unknowable. He’s an adult, he made a decision, he took action based upon that decision. Let’s see how it plays out. I’m seriously not understanding why you people are so butthurt over a recall drive. I know goddamned well that if the mayor of a conservative city switched parties fight after being elected, their ass would be all over Fox and the rest of the right wing echo chamber, and that recall ballot would be circulating before the day was done.

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Skinny_Phoenix@reddit

It was very shady. I don’t disagree with that at all. I just don’t see how it rises to a level of recalling him but that’s up to the voters.

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SpanosIsBlackAjah@reddit

I agree I’m unsure about a recall but there is also an angle of he ran unopposed as a Dem, so it’s double shady to me and dubious means of gaining the office.

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Still_Detail_4285@reddit

Not one vote was cast for a democrat in the election. There was no democrat running. He ran as Pro- Police, Pro-Business and Pro-Park. That’s the platform people voted for.

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GettingPhysicl@reddit

He was also a democrat for a decade in the state legislature before assuming office as mayor. Its disingenuous no one knew what party he was in because this particular office is nominally non-partisan.

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Catfish-dfw@reddit

He doesn’t have to announce it because Dallas elections for mayor excludes party affiliations from the race/ballot. The uproar is just pure tribalism.

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moose_king88@reddit

Politics has devolved to the point where people want to elect a party instead of a person. Yuck.

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mikemflash@reddit

I think the uproar is about the undeniable fact that had he run for mayor as a republican, he wouldn't be mayor.

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notsure9191@reddit

Any perceived loss to a Democrat, even one as meaningless as this, requires a temper tantrum.

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Skinny_Phoenix@reddit

Versus actual losses by republicans that resulted in illegal attempts to overturn fair elections by a former president? Maybe sit this one out.

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ferociousrickjames@reddit

He's done nothing but be absent and be hostile towards people at city hall. He tried to run off the city manager, can't pass a budget or anything else of substance, and instead spends his time (and our tax dollars) going on TV and making a complete ass of himself. He literally whined on TV about crime in dallas, like bro you're the fucking mayor you have the power to do something about it. City politics are supposed to be non partisan, this is just another play for attention and he's only concerned with his career. He's not interested in actually governing at all.

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Skinny_Phoenix@reddit

Those are actual reasons to force a recall that are unrelated to his party switch. I also think the average voter doesn’t know how ineffective he is. Local politics usually make people glaze over but a party switch catches attention. > He's not interested in actually governing at all. Reminds me of one of our senators who seems more interested in promoting his podcast than doing senator stuff.

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ferociousrickjames@reddit

That's why I want to recall him, this latestt bullshit of his is just striking while the iron is hot.

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GettingPhysicl@reddit

it is important who he now has to court. He no longer has to care about the opinion of anyone who would not vote for a republican. But if he wants a future in politics, he needs to cultivate a record that will survive a republican primary. He needs to befriend republican donors, who have different interests. Its a sea change in who he believes the voters and donors are that will allow him to continue to have a political office in the future.

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Skinny_Phoenix@reddit

That’s a very fair point. I just wonder if he’s likely to radically change. Maybe so since he’s done after this term but I feel like the voters are getting what I expected. That’s a little unfair since he ran unopposed last time by they had a choice in Griggs the time before and didn’t vote for him (I did, though).

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midnghttt@reddit

I don’t get how you don’t understand this? Switching political parties midterm is incredibly shitty point blank period.

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Skinny_Phoenix@reddit

It is shitty. I didn’t say otherwise. He’s a snake but this is who he’s always been. I’m unsurprised when shitty politicians are shitty. That’s unrelated to the fact that I don’t think it will change things much. Lots of shitty politicians are loud yet ineffective. Just look at some of the GOP assholes in congress who get a ton of airtime yet introduce no bills and sit on no committees or ones with little importance.

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BigBoudin@reddit

You’re doing work and making all the sense in this thread FYI. 1) Eric Johnson was always a goober, not sure why anyone ever thought otherwise. 2) Switching political parties doesn’t really translate to him doing anything different as mayor (he’s positioning himself for higher office). 3) The hysterics are from the same identity politics that got him elected mayor in the first place.

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SentimentalSaladBowl@reddit

“Blah, blah blah, If I was still a Dallas resident…” What does any of this even have to do with you?

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Skinny_Phoenix@reddit

It’s an open forum and I lived in Dallas proper most of my life. I can chime in whenever I please.

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SentimentalSaladBowl@reddit

Ok, but what does any of this even have to do with you?

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Skinny_Phoenix@reddit

I live in Plano and my wife teaches in DISD. She is directly impacted by Dallas politics and thus so am I. It has quite a bit to do with me, not that it’s your business.

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SentimentalSaladBowl@reddit

Your opening stance was basically “ignore the issue/this is not a real issue”. If you follow that through…what does any of this even have to do with you?

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Skinny_Phoenix@reddit

Lol, I’m done here. I answered your question but you haven’t actually addressed any points I made. If you think this has nothing to do with me you’re just being a fool.

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False-Application-99@reddit

Cry more

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WD4oz@reddit

Lol. So dumb.

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KillerOkie@reddit

Meanwhile in other Democrat lead major cities... [DC community reacts to emergency legislation on public safety going through DC Council](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fijfQaUdcw) [NYC crime: Retail thefts skyrocketing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMLFhC-H6FM) [Dangerous shoplifting distractions on the rise in Sacramento County](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t1_3mONRCs) [Developer pulls out of Portland after four decades: 'How can you be this dysfunctional?'](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6B0tlNiN-E) [Murder Suspect Was Released After 1 Day By Houston Judge](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2zFnAQW98Y) [Portland is one of the fastest-shrinking US cities](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-CL6iEIZkc) [Are Muni customers paying their fares? Here's detailed look at SFMTA's deep financial crisis](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm2eFybeA0s) [The "sanctuary city" of Chicago having a bitch fit over a tiny number of illegals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W295TBbGlVY) [Outdoor meeting on San Francisco fentanyl crisis quickly dissolves into chaotic shouting match](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM_g3oNoQAw) [Venice residents frustrated with RV camp in neighborhood (The Homeless camps just take over a neighborhood)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LahMR8YwslQ) [4 Chicago Walmart stores to close permanently Sunday (due to massive shoplifting and laws not being enforced)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnLXFQ2gZaU) [Group of 15-20 juveniles attack employee, ransack business (Philadelphia)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E97nEZAZi1Q) [Nike Community Store has been closed for weeks after a rash of thefts (Portland, oh look more mass thefts in a Democrat ran city)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrXtxV12cIc) [Southeast Portland neighbors describe living next to home occupied by squatters (City refuses to do anything about it)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6YIJZSkWCo) [San Francisco's Tenderloin Business Owners Say They Want Their Taxes Back (Business owners refuse to pay taxes over crime)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-O1rr9OpCI) [13-year-old who stabbed girl multiple times gets probation under Gascón’s policy (LA)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHWfZhDTEgw)

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BucketofWarmSpit@reddit (OP)

Do you only pay attention to crime headlines in other cities?

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KillerOkie@reddit

Do you not pay attention to what Democrats to do large cities? Oh look a fresh one: [3 Portland stores among Target locations closing due to crime](https://www.opb.org/article/2023/09/26/target-closures-portland-stores/)

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K1nsey6@reddit

The only thing thats changed is that letter in front of his name. This is how toxic identity politics is.

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seaspirit331@reddit

Nah. Switching now means he has to appeal to a GOP donors and a larger GOP audience for his next state/national election. Eric is essentially saying he's going to be using Dallas as a political prop for his term and that's not something I want for this city

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AdolinofAlethkar@reddit

EJ was endorsed by DPD in his last election. I’m curious - how exactly does that appeal to Democrats in the city?

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K1nsey6@reddit

It doesnt, it all goes back to that letter in front of their name. Much the way Republicans would LOVE Biden and everything hes ever done if he had an R in front of his name. (R) Joe Biden

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52_week_low@reddit

More “my team is better than your team” tribalism bullshit.

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assclown356@reddit

You really want to go down this road dems? Be careful because you may expose how few Democrats there really are in Dallas.

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HiOnFructose@reddit

And cue Eric Johnson going on Fox News again, saying "I'm being cancelled by the WOKE mob".

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earthworm_fan@reddit

Well it gives ammo when you do dumb shit like try to recall someone for switching parties after an election that had no party affiliation

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HiOnFructose@reddit

Agreed. His actions are shady, and eye-rolling. But I dont think pushing for his resignation is a worthy endeavor here.

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Bronxieda_turtle@reddit

It’s like a gang where there’s an initiation only instead of getting beat up it’s going on fox news

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Street_hassle14@reddit

I only voted for him because he had “Democrat” next to his name. Now I am angry that the word next to his name changed.

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earthworm_fan@reddit

He didn't even have "Democrat" next to his name. It's non-partisan. It was literally only his name on the ballot

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GustavusAdolphin@reddit

I can't tell if this is a joke

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BucketofWarmSpit@reddit (OP)

Honestly, I voted for Scott Griggs in 2018 because I felt like Griggs had a vision for the city even if some people said he was a dick. I can't remember if I wrote in someone this past election or just skipped the mayor's race because I didn't feel like Johnson had earned it. He has missed so many city council meetings, it's truly pathetic.

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Street_hassle14@reddit

I voted for Johnson in the runoff election against Griggs. I had never voted for mayor before or paid attention. I saw two people I listen to on the radio supporting Scott Griggs and they’re left of Lenin so I knew I had to vote against him.

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BucketofWarmSpit@reddit (OP)

The first thing that irked me about Johnson was that he didn't campaign. It's like he felt announcing that he was running was enough and people should just vote for him. I've never really felt like he even wanted to be mayor. It's been a dead-end political job for a while now. Ron Kirk made it into the Obama administration but Laura Miller, Tom Leppert, Mike Rawlings... where are they now? Maybe this is the only way Johnson thinks he can get somewhere but I really don't think it works out for him that way. Maybe lobbying or commentary but I don't see a political future for him in elected office as a Republican.

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earthworm_fan@reddit

Switching parties after winning a non-partisan election is not a reason to resign or be recalled. I don't give a shit who it is or what party it is.

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tierrassparkle@reddit

Uh, listen, he’s made us the safest city in America and you’re crying about the R next to his ballot? Try that Lightfoot woman from Chicago with the coveted D, see how fucking horrible it can get here. Or Adams (NYC), Breed (SF), Bowser (DC), Bass (LA). Trust me, you don’t want us turning into them. You’re blinded by your hatred. This is good. We are doing good in Dallas. Do you really want that level of crime because of a letter? Grow up.

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Klondiebar@reddit

Lol so many Republicans in this thread trying to convince us it's not a big deal. Liz Cheney didn't even switch parties she just didn't tow the party line and got absolutely destroyed. We know damn well that Republicans would be throwing a shit fit if the mayor went from R to D (honestly they'd be right to) and it's a huge red flag when an elected official changes parties.

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Turbulent-Map-6615@reddit

This is a dumb f*ing petition. The position of Mayor is non-partisan so he could be a Dem, a Republican or a Martian as far as I’m concerned. He’s a good guy who got elected with 98 percent of the vote.

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Kebab_and_Hummus@reddit

The switch means nothing. He’s not a senator

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BucketofWarmSpit@reddit (OP)

Cool. Feel free not to sign the petition. But if it didn't mean anything, why would he switch parties? It clearly has to mean something. We just don't necessarily know what it means yet. We can only speculate.

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Still_Detail_4285@reddit

It will have zero impact on how he does his job.

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MeyrInEve@reddit

If he still has a job after the recall effort.

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AdolinofAlethkar@reddit

I will bet you a not insignificant sum of money that this recall effort won’t even make it to the ballot.

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MeyrInEve@reddit

🤔🤔🤔 If only I’d mentioned something about seeing how it worked out….

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AdolinofAlethkar@reddit

>If he still has a job after the recall effort Except you didn’t, but okay.

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danxmanly@reddit

Yes... Speculate... Such a great trait.

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BigBoudin@reddit

He’s positioning himself for his next gig. Won’t make a difference in his current mayorship

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seaspirit331@reddit

You think him focusing on his "next gig" won't have any impact on his term?

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BucketofWarmSpit@reddit (OP)

I don't think he has a future in politics after this unless he drastically changes his political positions. He can't win a Republican primary on his history.

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asil518@reddit

“Mayor” is a nonpartisan position

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Legal-Ad-5220@reddit

Didn't know the D in Big D stood for Democrat. I'm getting real tired of this sub being turned into a political tool. You can post the news that he switched parties here, but a petition that slants liberal, is... slanting liberal.

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gearpitch@reddit

Dallas is a liberal city, that generally votes liberal, don't know what else to tell you. Go to ft worth or the country if you want to identify with the city and its people

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Legal-Ad-5220@reddit

What percentage voted conservative? There are still A LOT of conservatives in Dallas and we should not be using r/Dallas as a political tool. If that was the case I would be here asking people to vote conservative because Democrat policies in Dallas have accomplished nothing and crime and poverty has gone rampant. I don't even go to Deep Ellum anymore because of this. But this is r/Dallas nor r/DallasDemocrats

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Legal-Ad-5220@reddit

Liberal Strong Holds Fort Worth, Collin County, Terrant County, and Denton County. The greater DFW (20 million+) area is conservative. Only 1 county votes liberal.

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dallaz95@reddit

Oh my lawwwwwwd! You leftists are crazy and it actually hilarious…yet slightly concerning. This is a non-partisan position! I’m not voting to recall a single person at city hall, unless they’ve actually done something wrong. Some of us actually like Dallas and I will not help democrats rip this city up from a political perspective, because y’all didn’t get y’all’s way. This is divisive af and I’m concerned with effectiveness, party be damned.

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seaspirit331@reddit

>I will not help democrats rip this city up from a political perspective Bur you're fine with Republicans ripping up this city from a political perspective? Eric's gotta appease the GOP donors now for his next election, and you think he *wont* use the city as a political prop for it?

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BucketofWarmSpit@reddit (OP)

It's completely true that city council races are non-partisan. But a couple of things to consider. Why announce he's switching parties at all? There has to be some reason, right? Otherwise, it doesn't matter. Johnson clearly thinks it matters and he waited until after the filing period for candidate announcements, after the election and after he was sworn in. Had he made his announcement before while people could still file to run against him, someone would have run against him. If he had made his announcement before the election, there would have been a much stronger push for a write-in candidate. The dude is bragging about taking away 97% of the vote in an uncontested election. That's pretty pathetic.

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InitialCoda@reddit

He wrote in the WSJ why he was switching and it’s not hard finding people covering why he did it. Basically, he thinks democrats don’t stand for law and order and he’s more fiscally conservative.

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BucketofWarmSpit@reddit (OP)

I don't think you understand. I read the Wall Street Journal piece he wrote but the Republican Party has ceased to be the party of law and order and fiscally conservatism. Eric Johnson, based on his historical record, will be denounced as a RINO if he chooses to run for any office against any other Republican and will go down in flames. That's why I am wondering why he would switch parties. It's possible to win office as a centrist Democrat. It's impossible to win as a liberal Republican.

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Comanche-Moon@reddit

How about we do what is best for the City of Dallas and not get caught up in two party politics?

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formlessfighter@reddit

i find it interesting that people want him to resign SOLELY for changing parties... like, can you get more toxically partisan? why is nobody doing an analysis on changes in policy? because i have looked into it and it seems like he is still saying all the same things he has been saying for years... only now doing it under a republican flag i dunno, as a liberal, i dislike seeing things like this because it exposes all these people as just being completely partisan tribalists and its incredibly toxic behavior

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ElectricZ@reddit

Makes me wonder what scandal is about to drop. Seems likes switching parties is rarely an actual ethical decision, but done when they're running for cover.

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Arsonjost@reddit

dallas will soon be red.

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Aromatic-Government5@reddit

The sad thing is that more people will sign a recall petition because of so-called "outrage " than voted in the last election.

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MysteriousDuck1063@reddit

Oh democrats. Never cease to amaze me.

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Chode___King@reddit

He's still a fucking Democrat. He supports abortion. He's not a real Republican.

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queeso@reddit

Nah if you get to your position by running as a Democrat then switch teams half way your a bitch. He should of “ pulled himself from his bootstraps “ and ran as a Republican from the get go. I would feel the same if the situation was Republican to Democrat. Never in all my 32 years in Dallas have I cared about the Mayor of Dallas but I would gladly sign a petition just because it’s a bitch move.

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GustavusAdolphin@reddit

He didn't "run as a Democrat" though. He ran as a mayoral candidate, who *happened* to lean in favor of the Democratic Party

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queeso@reddit

Ok after not knowing much about Dallas Mayor and reading up on it you are right. It’s still disingenuous though because he levered his almost decade stint as a Democrat and was elected because of his Democrat background. The city of Dallas votes blue and he wouldn’t of been elected otherwise. If this isn’t a non-partisan role why did he announce he is switching parties? Just odd having a Mayor that doesn’t represent the hot the city leans.

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GustavusAdolphin@reddit

Hindsight is 20/20, but he also had double the war chest of his opponent Scott Griggs in 2019 and had more visibility due to coming from a role with the state. Also, Eric Johnson and Scott Griggs are both Democrats.

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dallaz95@reddit

Same! That’s why I’m glad when I became an independent. I don’t even want to be associated with how crazy they act and they have the nerve to act like Republicans are much, much worse. They actively participate in identity politics and try to destroy others who differ from their viewpoint.

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rps215@reddit

I’d like to introduce you to the false equivalence fallacy

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dallaz95@reddit

If you say so, but I don’t. Of course people are going to think the contrary if they support the opposing party.

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rps215@reddit

If you’re like me and trying to find which side generally follows morals and trying to generally bring people up and not just rich people, the scales drastically shift after about 3 seconds of research. The search stops after you find out which side is more actively trying to restrict basic freedoms and what the coup attempt counts are.

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cpdk-nj@reddit

if you think the two parties are identical or anywhere close to similar you’re just plain delusional

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dallaz95@reddit

Based on how both will fight for their team relentlessly…I don’t see a difference. Both suck ass and both are ineffective.

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cpdk-nj@reddit

That’s a ridiculously reductionist way to think about it

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mayorjimmy@reddit

LOL. you can't even get 10% of the city to VOTE. go throw a tantrum somewhere else.

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DEADALIEN333@reddit

You know, one day I'm going to be Mayor.

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NeenW1@reddit

He wants to run future races and wants big red conservative money that’s why. Because he’s African American he represents a class of people under represented in Dallas that have support from Democratic leadership…this is seen as a betrayal that’s why uproar… plus this state has gone to hell with all the highly (not so) moral Republican leadership taking away so many rights sending us to dark ages. But I guess if you like this …..

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NeenW1@reddit

YESSSSS

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czechyerself@reddit

Let us know how this goes

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ApplicationWeak333@reddit

YAWN

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thisonelife83@reddit

See no one cares.jpeg

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mikeymigg@reddit

I think it's messed up I mean you vote Democrat or Republican straight ticket and then they flip

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Skinny_Phoenix@reddit

You can’t vote straight in Texas and the Dallas mayor is elected as a non-partisan position.

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MeyrInEve@reddit

He MADE it partisan by his actions. He could have waited. He didn’t. He made sure to attract as much attention as possible by his actions. Decision. Action. Consequences. He’s a grown up, he knows what he did might backfire.

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GettingPhysicl@reddit

If he was chosen for his policies and personal political brand he has nothing to fear from a recall election and will do just fine.

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VadersBoner@reddit

Can I sign to not show interest ? 😂

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BucketofWarmSpit@reddit (OP)

Sounds like defeating the purpose, but off topic, your name reminds me of the funniest Star Wars trading card I have ever seen. Do you know about it? [https://www.polygon.com/2015/10/9/9486945/threepios-boner-topps-trading-card-star-wars-c-3po](https://www.polygon.com/2015/10/9/9486945/threepios-boner-topps-trading-card-star-wars-c-3po)

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GeniusLiberal@reddit

Don’t get why you’re being downvoted here.

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reserved_seating@reddit

Let the down arrow flow thru you

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HarambeMarston@reddit

People are salty because they expected padmé’s saber, not c3peen0

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Aggressive-Scheme986@reddit

RESIGN IN DISGRACE FOR THE ABSOLUTE DISGUSTING AND VILE CHAGE OF A LABEL AND EVEN THOUGH YOU DIDNT ACTUALLY DO ANYTHING BAD WE WANT YOU TO RESIGN IN DISGRACE ANYWAY BECAUSE THE WORD REPUBLICAN IS BAD SO THEREFORE YOU ARE BAD!!! REEEEEE!!!!!

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iminlovewithyoucamp@reddit

I agree with you and I signed the petition. Good luck 👍🏾

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BigBlackHzYoBak@reddit

Mayor Johnson when he gets the [petition.](https://www.google.com/search?q=woah+this+is+worthless&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjV1fbz28mBAxX1Pt4AHe8nApQQ2-cCegQIABAD&oq=woah+this+is+worthless&gs_lcp=ChJtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1pbWcQAzIHCAAQigUQQzIHCAAQigUQQzIHCAAQigUQQzIFCAAQgAQyBQgAEIAEOgQIIxAnOgcIIxCwAhAnOgcIABANEIAEUKEKWO8WYPkZaAFwAHgAgAFLiAG6ApIBATWYAQCgAQHAAQE&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img&ei=5o8TZdXKGfX9-LYP78-IoAk&bih=718&biw=412&client=ms-android-sprint-us-sscr-revc#imgrc=xkJHRPEWgPrx6M&imgdii=bEM10_yj00J3cM)

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bright1111@reddit

Waste of time

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Adddicus@reddit

Is there a recall process?

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BucketofWarmSpit@reddit (OP)

I think they want to see how upset people are first. Putting a petition like this is a pretty low effort affair. An actual recall drive would take money and volunteers since there's only a limited amount of time to gather the signatures needed. This petition is testing the waters.

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Adddicus@reddit

Oh, I understand, but I'm not originally from the DFW area, so I don't know if there is even a process to get rid of the guy should he refuse to resign. Just curious.

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azzers214@reddit

Basically unless the State finds some way to stop it, there are municipal rules that cover a recall. I think my only question is reading the rules, was it intended to be used on a mayor. The rule itself is talking about councilmen of which the Mayor is one. He just doesn't represent a district and is city wide.

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BucketofWarmSpit@reddit (OP)

In weak mayor cities, the mayor is considered a part of the city council. If you look at section (3), it finally specifically mentions the mayor.

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azzers214@reddit

Not sure why you are getting downvoted for that response to me. Seemed legit. My main thing on this topic is I know the broad stokes of the process, but not the minutae as it relates to this.

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BucketofWarmSpit@reddit (OP)

It is an extremely heavy lift to get a recall petition for mayor on the ballot. Dallas is a very difficult city politically because I do not feel like there is enough media paying attention to what happens at City Hall. I feel like the electorate is woefully uninformed about city politics. It is very hard to stay up to date with what is happening in this city. In Austin, the Chronicle does a really good job of profiling all the candidates for local office. I have never any publication that does that here. There's the League of Women Voters obviously, but they rely completely on what the candidate says. There's no research into their histories or positions.

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BucketofWarmSpit@reddit (OP)

Even though there is not mechanism to recall state official, municipalities can have laws allowing for recall of elected local officials. Dallas has one. CHAPTER V. RECALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SEC. 1. PETITION FOR RECALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. Any member of the city council may be recalled and removed from office by the electors qualified to vote for a successor of the incumbent as provided in this chapter. The procedure to remove members of the city council is as follows: (1) A petition demanding the recall of the city council member must be filed with the city secretary. The petition must: (A) be signed by qualified voters entitled to vote for a successor to the member sought to be removed, equal in number to at least 15 percent of the number of voters who, on the date of the last preceding general municipal election, were entitled to vote for the place occupied by the member sought to be removed; (B) contain a general statement of the grounds for which the removal is sought; and (C) comply in form, content, and procedure with the provisions of Section 12, Chapter IV of this Charter. (2) On the day that the petition is first circulated, notice must be given in writing to the city secretary by five registered voters of the city council district from which the member is sought to be removed, and the total signatures required must be secured and the petition filed within 60 days after the city secretary receives the notice. (3) Within 30 days after the petition is filed, the city secretary shall examine the petition and, from the list of qualified voters, ascertain whether or not the petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified voters. If necessary, the city council shall allow the city secretary extra help, and, in the case of a petition to recall the mayor or multiple petitions to recall city council members, additional days to complete the examination. The city secretary shall attach to the petition a certificate showing the result of the examination. (Amend. of 6-12-73, Prop. No. 12; Amend. of 4-2-83, Prop. No. 2; Amend. of 5-1-93, Prop. No. 6)

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opheliapickles@reddit

Do you know how one would volunteer. I’m so irked by this and am unemployed so have plenty of free time.

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BucketofWarmSpit@reddit (OP)

I suggest contacting the Dallas County Democratic Party. [https://www.dallasdemocrats.org/](https://www.dallasdemocrats.org/) Contact info is at the bottom of the page. The quickest response you could get is if you just go there in person. They have volunteers there during business hours. Also, if you have time and you want to help organize, you could apply to be a precinct chair. I know your availability could change drastically when you do get a job but you put in whatever time you feel you have available. Even if your precinct already has a chair, the chair could probably use some help.

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opheliapickles@reddit

Thanks for this!

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ineededthistoo@reddit

Done!

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BasedATF@reddit

Dallas is really full of sore losers from the cowgirls to local politics.

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fivemagicks@reddit

This is *quite* excessive.

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Askmeaboutmy_Beergut@reddit

Politicians: "Special interests and money TALK! The voters can get FUCKED!" Voters: *Pikachu face*

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Askmeaboutmy_Beergut@reddit

"I'm outraged that a politician says one thing and does another!" Biden yesterday: "No one should be in prison for marijuana, God Almighty!" Also Biden. *Keeps it illegal* I'm shocked! (I'm not) Same with Eric Johnson. "I was bought by Republicans. I'm now a Republican" (basically) The only ones surprised are the naive and dumb!

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YoloOnTsla@reddit

Just catching headlines. Republicans would do the same thing on the inverse

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Still_Detail_4285@reddit

Bloomberg switched from republican after being elected mayor of NYC. I don’t remember him being recalled.

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Icy_Wrongdoer4823@reddit

Nope.

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Mysterious-Clock-744@reddit

Identity politics

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OutlawSundown@reddit

Pointless half measure if you’re going through the trouble put together a recall campaign

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burndownthedisco1@reddit

Partisan nonsense. This will go nowhere and I am being entertained very much by the whining.

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Raging_Red_Rocket@reddit

Lmao you partisans are something else.

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