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Having lived in the state he is from and he represents I know his voting on issues has shifted from "liberal" to a conservative that leans to the left. If you look at his record as governor his views and votes on certain issues has changed. Economic policy, defense and education to name a few. Granted he was always big on defense since this is a big defense state because of the many milatary bases we have here. His stance on it has gotten tougher. Maybe 9/11 caused that. I really think because the political tide changed in the state after the 2002 election he switched his views. I don't think he will ever switch parties since he has been with the Democrats so long. But as a congressman he is consistantly one of the only or very few that vote along the republican party line. And has often voted against "democrat issues" There was a article in the AJC awhile back showing how much his voting has changed since 2002. If I can find the article online I will post it.
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