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Originally Posted by Kevin
The guy is in bad health and ideologically fairly neutral. Rather than facing a primary which he'll probably lose, he's taking the safe route, ensuring his reelection with minimal effort. At the same time, he'll probably be well rewarded -- chairmanships, committee assignments, etc. The move makes a lot of sense for him and as much crap as the GOP 'true believers' have been giving him, this makes a lot of sense.
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Plus, he was originally a Democrat (at least he was when he was on the Warren Commission). He only changed to Republican in the late 60s/early 70s.
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