Embattled Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, is joining the Republican Party. The Rowan County clerk, who cited her religious beliefs in refusing to comply with a Supreme Court order legalizing gay marriage, said she changed parties last week. “My husband and I had talked about it for quite a while and we came to the conclusion that the Democratic Party had left us a long time ago, so why were we hanging on?” Davis told Reuters on Friday/The Hill. More here.

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