A former Democratic congressman and leading 2008 supporter of Barack Obama who was often referred to jokingly as ‘the second black President’ has switched his voter registration in preparation for a possible election run as a Republican. The defection of Artur Davis, 44, Harvard-educated and a one-time rising star in the party who was the [...]
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