We need defectors. And they're creating defectors.
A Trump voter feels “blindsided, betrayed” after his wife was arrested by ICE during her green card interview.
July 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
We need defectors. And they're creating defectors.
Maine Senate election
May 3, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Maine Senate election
PRIMARY THE DEM DEFECTORS.
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
PRIMARY THE DEM DEFECTORS.
shit, that's actually a lot more likely to get republican defectors
September 20, 2026 at 7:34 PM
shit, that's actually a lot more likely to get republican defectors
Going to be controversial (at least for this website) and say it's good to have a large voting bloc that includes defectors from the other party, even if you truly detest some of those defectors
Liz Cheney: "I have never voted for a Democrat. But this year I am proudly casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris."
October 3, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Going to be controversial (at least for this website) and say it's good to have a large voting bloc that includes defectors from the other party, even if you truly detest some of those defectors
1) is imo overwhelmingly likely and your plan to prevent it needs to be better than being really angry at the defectors.
(quick, without looking it up, who were the CR filibuster defectors?)
(quick, without looking it up, who were the CR filibuster defectors?)
September 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
1) is imo overwhelmingly likely and your plan to prevent it needs to be better than being really angry at the defectors.
(quick, without looking it up, who were the CR filibuster defectors?)
(quick, without looking it up, who were the CR filibuster defectors?)
17 GOP defectors broke with their party to protect health subsidies—a sharp rebuke to Speaker Mike Johnson.
House passes three-year ACA extension
17 GOP defectors broke with their party to protect health subsidies—a sharp rebuke to Speaker Mike Johnson.
www.motherjones.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM
17 GOP defectors broke with their party to protect health subsidies—a sharp rebuke to Speaker Mike Johnson.
dem defectors btw
November 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
dem defectors btw
Reform’s top two Tory defectors at risk of losing their seats, poll shows
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Reform's top two Tory defectors at risk of losing their seats, poll shows
Nigel Farage's party would win fewer seats than the Conservatives in a general election, a major new YouGov survey finds
inews.co.uk
September 25, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Reform’s top two Tory defectors at risk of losing their seats, poll shows
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Rashad al-Alimi pledges amnesty for Houthi defectors in first speech since losing ground on the western Red Sea coast.
Yemeni leader urges public to enlist, offers amnesty to Houthi defectors
Rashad al-Alimi pledges amnesty for Houthi defectors in first speech since losing ground on the western Red Sea coast.
www.aljazeera.com
September 26, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Rashad al-Alimi pledges amnesty for Houthi defectors in first speech since losing ground on the western Red Sea coast.
The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation to shield 350,000 Haitians from deportations for three years, a rare bipartisan rebuke of Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda enabled by a small group of Republican defectors
US House approves bill to shield 350,000 Haitians from deportations
Rare rebuke of Trump’s mass deportation agenda, enabled by small group of Republican defectors, to last three years
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation to shield 350,000 Haitians from deportations for three years, a rare bipartisan rebuke of Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda enabled by a small group of Republican defectors
the CR filibuster defectors were the Senators whom Schumer ordered to defect.
1) is imo overwhelmingly likely and your plan to prevent it needs to be better than being really angry at the defectors.
(quick, without looking it up, who were the CR filibuster defectors?)
(quick, without looking it up, who were the CR filibuster defectors?)
September 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
the CR filibuster defectors were the Senators whom Schumer ordered to defect.
Fun fact: all Tory defectors
August 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Fun fact: all Tory defectors
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Female defectors say the MAGA movement has dropped the pretense of protecting women and now demands submission while ‘advertising it will be cruel and fickle.’
The Women Leaving the New Right
Female defectors say the MAGA movement has dropped the pretense of protecting women and now demands submission while ‘advertising it will be cruel and fickle.’
nymag.com
March 12, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Female defectors say the MAGA movement has dropped the pretense of protecting women and now demands submission while ‘advertising it will be cruel and fickle.’
give me three GOP defectors & I can move the government
More on the Utah GOP Congresswoman who held a town hall and called out the executive branch as "careening toward authoritarianism"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aop0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aop0...
The thing that needs to happen might be happening.
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
www.youtube.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:44 AM
give me three GOP defectors & I can move the government
Johnson is having a cloak closet meeting with the defectors. 🤣
January 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Johnson is having a cloak closet meeting with the defectors. 🤣
North Korean defectors arrested by Chinese authorities were detained in border security facilities for interrogation, where they endured beatings and forced labor. Pregnant defectors, particularly those trafficked to Chinese men, were subjected to forced abortions or had their newborns killed.
Exclusive: Defectors Reveal Abuse by Chinese and North Korean Authorities
Exclusive: Defectors Reveal Abuse by Chinese and North Korean Authorities NKDB report details forced abortions, violence in repatriation process
www.chosun.com
March 2, 2026 at 11:19 AM
North Korean defectors arrested by Chinese authorities were detained in border security facilities for interrogation, where they endured beatings and forced labor. Pregnant defectors, particularly those trafficked to Chinese men, were subjected to forced abortions or had their newborns killed.
The only questio about 'defectors' to Farage is: "Were they lying before or are they lying now?"
The answer, invariably, is "Both".
I'm watching the snooker.
The answer, invariably, is "Both".
I'm watching the snooker.
January 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The only questio about 'defectors' to Farage is: "Were they lying before or are they lying now?"
The answer, invariably, is "Both".
I'm watching the snooker.
The answer, invariably, is "Both".
I'm watching the snooker.
Another thing about this - often ignored - is that not just are Labour already losing a higher % of voters to LD/Grn than to Ref, but a much higher % of the potential Reform defectors have defected than potential LD/Grn defectors. Future pain is not going to come from Reform.
"Since the election, Labour has lost more than three times as many voters to the Lib Dems as to Reform" (Rachel Sylvester writes in the Observer today).
They don't act like they are concerned about *those* lost votes
They don't act like they are concerned about *those* lost votes
May 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Another thing about this - often ignored - is that not just are Labour already losing a higher % of voters to LD/Grn than to Ref, but a much higher % of the potential Reform defectors have defected than potential LD/Grn defectors. Future pain is not going to come from Reform.
A few Republican and Democratic defectors keep going back and forth.
January 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
A few Republican and Democratic defectors keep going back and forth.
Yemeni government offers amnesty to Houthi defectors, aiming to weaken rebel ranks and rebuild national unity.
Why has the Yemen government called for a general mobilisation?
Yemeni government offers amnesty to Houthi defectors, aiming to weaken rebel ranks and rebuild national unity.
www.aljazeera.com
September 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Yemeni government offers amnesty to Houthi defectors, aiming to weaken rebel ranks and rebuild national unity.
Lovely reference in today’s FT to the gallant band of Conservative defectors to Reform.
September 23, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Lovely reference in today’s FT to the gallant band of Conservative defectors to Reform.
Reform UK opened the floodgates to Tory defectors, and now Reform's own defectors are challenging Farage from the right
Reform is panicking about a party to its right in Makerfield
Reform UK opened the floodgates to Tory defectors, and now Reform's own defectors are challenging Farage from the right
www.thecanary.co
May 24, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Reform UK opened the floodgates to Tory defectors, and now Reform's own defectors are challenging Farage from the right
Fun Fact: 80% of Reform UK councillors are Tory defectors - vote Reform UK get Tory.
April 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Fun Fact: 80% of Reform UK councillors are Tory defectors - vote Reform UK get Tory.