A Pennsylvania woman who described herself as a “lifelong Democrat” stunned C-SPAN viewers this week after publicly renouncing her support for the Democratic Party over its handling of the ongoing government shutdown — a crisis now entering its second month.
The viral moment unfolded Tuesday on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, where everyday Americans call in to voice their opinions. But this caller wasn’t just frustrated. She was finished.
“I am a Pennsylvania Democrat. And I would like to tell my party and those that the American people voted for to be sitting in those chairs that they need to vote yes,” she declared live on air. “I don’t know if everybody gets their news from social media, but I have watched for the past couple of days the YouTube and the people that are receiving the benefits stating what their plans are. And I don’t want to be in the grocery store when this goes down.”
Then came the moment that lit up social media:
“I have a problem with my party, and I’m not going to change my party. I just won’t vote for a Democrat.”
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