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Bud Cramer says he's staying a Democrat
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| Last Edited | COSDem Jun 30, 2005 06:24pm |
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| News Date | Friday, July 1, 2005 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Democratic Rep. Bud Cramer (Ala.) yesterday dismissed talk in Republican circles that he was being pressed to switch parties.
Cramer guessed that the speculation was born from an ongoing joke between himself and home-state Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) about changing parties. Shelby occasionally prods the eighth-term congressman in jest about crossing the aisle, Cramer said, and the senior senator from Alabama has no problem issuing those taunts in the presence of lobbyists and other lawmakers.
Over the years, Republicans have approached Cramer about switching — both sides acknowledge it — but he says he has no interest in being a Republican.
“They have made it clear to me that the door is open,” Cramer said, but he added that interest has been low since the November elections. |
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