Mayor Eric Johnson announced he was leaving the Democratic Party, accusing his colleagues of being too focused on virtue signaling.
to become a Republican, saying that while his city was able to thrive under his leadership, Democratic policies everywhere else in the nation have put U.S. cities in"disarray."
"I have no intention of changing my approach to my job. But today I am changing my party affiliation," Johnson, who has served as mayor since 2019, announced in aop-ed on Friday."Next spring, I will be voting in the Republican primary. When my career in elected office ends in 2027 on the inauguration of my successor as mayor, I will leave office as a Republican."Johnson's 23 years in public office have been defined by his affiliation with the Democratic Party.
But while Johnson has been a Democrat his entire career, he has focused on increasing funding for public safety and economic development, two issues that are typically associated with the Republican Party. Mayor of Dallas Eric Johnson speaks on June 16, 2022, in Dallas, Texas. Johnson announced in an op-ed that he is leaving the Democratic Party to become a Republican.On Friday, Johnson vocally criticized the Democratic mayors of other large cities for approaching their cities as"laboratories for liberalism" and blasted them for not prioritizing public safety nor exercising fiscal restraint.
"Too often, local tax dollars are spent on policies that exacerbate homelessness, coddle criminals and make it harder for ordinary people to make a living," the mayor wrote."And too many localinsist on virtue signaling—proposing half-baked government programs that aim to solve every single societal ill—and on finding new ways to thumb their noses at Republicans at the state or federal level. Enough. This makes for good headlines, but not for safer, stronger, more vibrant cities.
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