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Rural Democratic lawmaker announces switch to the GOP in the latest setback for Kentucky Democrats
- On Friday, State Senator Robin Webb declared her decision to leave the Democratic Party and join the Republican ranks, contributing to the GOP's supermajority in Kentucky.
- Webb cited the Democratic Party's leftward shift and disconnect from rural issues as reasons, stating, "I didn’t leave the party; the party left me."
- Her departure leaves Democrats with limited rural legislative presence, confined mostly to Louisville and Lexington, while Republicans control large rural areas.
- Kentucky Democratic Chair Colmon Elridge condemned Webb’s party change, accusing the GOP of actively working to strip health care from more than a million residents, while Republican leaders expressed their support and welcomed her decision.
- Webb’s defection signals a continuing realignment in Kentucky politics that further weakens rural Democrats and reinforces GOP dominance statewide.
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Kentucky state senator leaves Democratic Party, switches to Republican
"Like countless other Kentuckians, [Webb] has recognized that the policies and objectives of today’s Democratic Party are simply not what they once were, and do not align with the vast majority of Kentuckians," Republican Party of Kentucky Chairman Robert Benvenuti says
Northeastern Kentucky lawmaker announces switch to the GOP in latest setback for Democrats
A longtime state lawmaker announced Friday that she is switching parties, joining Republican supermajorities in the latest setback for Democrats trying to rebuild support across rural Kentucky.
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