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Some voters in central Pennsylvania have switched parties after the attack at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Nearly 100 voters in Lebanon County have changed their affiliation, which is more than normal for the same period in the past, said Michael L. Anderson, director of the election and voter registration office. We can pretty much tell it s driven by the events of last week, he said.
Most are Republican voters who switched to the Democratic, Libertarian or independent parties, he said.
Last week s attack happened after President Donald Trump spoke to supporters at a Save America Rally across from the White House.
Early signs of change in political affiliations emerge after US Capitol riots
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) In the 36 hours after last week’s deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, 112 Republicans reached out to the election office in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to change their party registration. Ethan Demme was one of them.
“Ever since they started denying the election result, I kind of knew it was heading this way,” said Demme, the county’s former Republican Party chairman who has opposed President Donald Trump and is now an independent. “If they kept going, I knew there’s no way I can keep going. But if you’ve been a Republican all your life, it’s hard to jump out of a big boat and into a little boat.”
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