"The five-month-old #WalkAway movement advocates that those who feel disillusioned with the party -- which some say uses scare tactics and identity politics -- to come out publicly against it." . . .
Oct. 27, 2018 - 4:24 - What started as a 6-minute YouTube video has surged onto the national stage with countless former Democrats deciding to leave their party; WalkAway campaign founder Brandon Straka explains.
‘Phony liberalism’: #Walkaway campaign founder urges to abandon Democrat ideals
. . . “People are fed up with what’s happening on the left,” he said, adding that interest skyrocketed after the hearings into sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. “These were really the kind of die-hard loyalists. People in their 60s and 70s who had been Democrats their whole life who said ‘This was the final straw for me.’”
"Scores of video testimonials posted to the #WalkAway Campaign Facebook page give a variety of reasons for switching political allegiances.
"Some said the Democratic Party has become hate-filled and hostile to opposing points of view while moving further to the left. Others say they were tired of the party’s "politically correct" culture.
"The movement caught President Trump's attention. He tweeted about the event before it began." . . .
Source for this video. (Hat tip to Nancy Dilbeck, Ventura. CA). * Song : Walking Away by Craig David. http://smarturl.it/6pb7zj/spotify and Apple Music http://smarturl.it/6pb7zj/applemusic
Other news sources discounted this movement, one of which was quite naturally - wait for it - CNN
. . . But not everyone believes the grassroots campaign is genuine.CNN contributor David Love called the movement fake and a Russian ploy to divide key Democrat voting blocs, the Washington Times reported.Walkaway from things such as Elizabeth Warren's madness?
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