ONE FOR THE BAD GUYS:

Decker Switches to Democrats, Making House Even Split (WRAL, January 24, 2003)

Raleigh, NC: Staunchly conservative state Rep. Michael Decker switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat on Friday, splitting the House 60-60.

The move is the latest and most bizarre twist in the contest to select a speaker to lead the House as the General Assembly prepares to begin a new session next week. [...]

Told of Decker's switch, Rep. Frank Mitchell, R-Iredell, a close ally of Daughtry, accused the Forsyth County legislator of selling out his party to become speaker pro-tem, the second-ranking position in the House.

How can he hope to be re-elected? Posted by Orrin Judd at January 24, 2003 10:24 PM