New York Councilman Ari Kagan made the decision to leave the Democratic Party for the GOP after claiming the party was not properly tackling the crime crisis in his state.
Ari Kagan, a council member from Brooklyn, officially announced his exit from the Democratic Party for"Every month I found myself, like, ‘What am I doing in the Democratic Party?’" Kagan said during a Monday news conference announcing his switch."It’s not about numbers or an election. It’s about [sending] a message."
"The Democratic Party in New York was moving to [the] left at such a speed I couldn’t keep up," Kagan urged."It’s not me leaving the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party very quickly started to leave me."as one of the primary reasons he decided to make the party switch."I believe right now, the Democratic Party is doing everything possible in New York City to make everybody less safe," the councilman said.
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