In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson explains that he is leaving the Democratic Party because “the future of America’s great urban centers depends on the willingness of the nation’s mayors to champion law and order and practice fiscal conservatism.”
The title of the op-ed: “America’s Cities Need Republicans, and I’m Becoming One.”
🚨 Dallas’ Democrat Mayor Eric Johnson has announced he’s becoming a Republican:
“America’s Cities Need Republicans, and I’m Becoming One: While Dallas has thrived, elsewhere Democratic policies have exacerbated crime and homelessness.” pic.twitter.com/02uBrCoZNW
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) September 22, 2023
“Our cities desperately need the genuine commitment to these principles (as opposed to the inconsistent, poll-driven commitment of many Democrats) that has long been a defining characteristic of the GOP,” Johnson wrote.
“In other words, American cities need Republicans—and Republicans need American cities,” Johnson continued. “When my political hero Theodore Roosevelt was born, only 20% of Americans lived in urban areas. By the time he was elected president, that share had doubled to 40%. Today, it stands at 80%. As America’s cities go, so goes America.”
More over at Fox News:
Dallas mayor leaves Democratic Party, switches to GOP: 'American cities need Republicans' https://t.co/RGOhWNU1Kc
— Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) September 22, 2023
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