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“Rent Is Too Damn High” Guy Now A Republican

Doug Mataconis · Friday, February 25, 2011 · 5 comments

Jimmy McMilllan is now a member of the Party of Lincoln:

Jimmy McMillan — of “The Rent Is Too Damn High” fame — has talked of a 2012 presidential run, even saying that he could beat Obama. And despite having recently run for New York governor as a Democrat, he now calls himself a Republican.

“I’m registered Republican now,” McMillan told PBS. “I was a Democrat, but I changed my line so that I can get the issues to the front that Obama’s not addressing. … The Democratic Party sucked.”

Perhaps this explains why he was at CPAC.

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FILED UNDER: US Politics, CPAC, Democratic Party, New York

About Doug Mataconis

Doug Mataconis held a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University and J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He joined the staff of OTB in May 2010 and contributed a staggering 16,483 posts before his retirement in January 2020. He passed far too young in July 2021.

Comments

Herb says:

Friday, 25 February 2011 at 10:17

Hmmm….a testament to the GOP’s persuasiveness or their ability to attract clowns?

It could go either way.
James Joyner says:

Friday, 25 February 2011 at 10:36

He’s clearly a RINO. A real Republican would know that the rent is exactly the right price due to market forces.
Have A Nice G.A. says:

Friday, 25 February 2011 at 10:54

The Democratic Party sucked.

That would be, sucks:)
CCredentials says:

Friday, 25 February 2011 at 11:02

Democrats still have Alvin Greene.
Kylopod says:

Friday, 25 February 2011 at 12:19

>The Democratic Party sucked

Oh, the eloquence.