With all the hoopla about Tulsi Gabbard turning on the Democrat party, it is difficult to know if she is sincere. Only time and actions will tell.
Here are some other politicians who left the Democrat Party to become Republican
(This site is still a work in progress)
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_party_switchers_in_the_United_States
https://www.ranker.com/list/most-influential-republicans-who-were-once-democrats/jennifer-lee?ref=collections_btm&l=381515&collectionId=2498
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/charlie-crist-21-famous-political-party-switchers-time/story?id=20788202
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- Michele Bachmann
- William Bennett in 1986, U.S. Secretry of Education
- Herman Cain
- ? Tulsi Gabbard in 2022, Hawaii U.S. Representative
- Phil Gramm in 1983, Texas, U.S. Representative and Senator
- Eric Greitens in 2015, Missouri Governor
- Rudy Giuliani, New York City Mayor, Attorney to President Trump, Democrat who became Independent in 1975, to Republican in 1980
- Jesse Helms in 197