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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (601192)	8/7/2004 11:05:36 AM
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Democrat Congressman Switches to GOP Friday, August 06, 2004 BATON ROUGE, La. — Rep. Rodney Alexander made a surprise switch of party affiliation on Friday and registered to run for re-election as a Republican. Alexander, who ran as a Democrat to win his first congressional term but voted along conservative lines, acted in the closing minutes for candidates to qualify for the Nov. 2 election ballot — too late for any strong Democrat to get in the race. Sen. John Breaux , D-La., accused Alexander of an underhanded maneuver that "effectively prevented the people of his district from a having a choice." "Rodney is a confused politician who has placed loyalty at the very bottom of his priorities," Breaux said. Alexander's decision gives House Republicans 229 seats to 205 for the Democrats with one Democratic-leaning independent. With the switch, Democrats would have to gain 12 seats this fall to attain the majority. Alexander had registered at the start of qualifying on Wednesday as a Democrat. At the time he said, "I'm not ashamed to be a Democrat, but I vote what I think the people of the 5th District want me to represent. foxnews.com