Attorney Alan Dershowitz announced that he has dropped his Democrat Party affiliation to become a Republican.
In an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal, Dershowitz declared that while he disagrees on some Republican platform issues, such as abortion, the separation of church and state, immigration, healthcare, and taxes, he “decided to bite the bullet and register as a Republican.”
“There is no denying that the hard left, anti-Israel wing of the Democratic Party has moved from the fringe to the mainstream,” he wrote. “Until recently there was an age gap, with younger voters more strongly opposing Israel, but recent polls suggest that the trend now includes Democrats of all ages. Republicans have their own antisemitic fringe, but for now it remains a fringe.”
Dershowitz explained that the left’s “hostility” to Israel represents a “more dangerous shift away from the center and toward a radical approach that is bad for America and the free world.”
“So I intend to work hard to prevent the Democrats from gaining control of the House and Senate, and I urge those who share my concerns about the increasing influence of radicalism in the Democratic Party to vote, campaign and contribute for continued Republican control of Congress,” he declared. “I will contribute money to Republican candidates, campaign for them, make speeches at Republican events, and urge pro-Israel Americans to change party affiliation or at least vote against Democrats. Until something changes, I will vote Republican for representative, senator and president.”
He further stated that he has “given up” on trying to change the Democratic Party, and thus seeks to “send a message that many traditional Democratic voters can’t accept what it is becoming—a replica of left-wing European parties that are hurting their countries.”
