Robert Ariail for October 02, 2016
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U.S. History book: Mugwumps-republicans who rejected their party's candidate to vote for democrat Grover Cleveland in the 1884 election. Elephant: Guess that makes us mugwumps... But this year we're spelling it with an "H." Sign: Mugwhumps for Clinton 2016
Mugwump: a person who remains aloof or independent, especially from party politics. The republican mugwumps switched parties because they rejected the financial corruption associated with Republican candidate James G. Blaine. Blaine had corruptly influenced legislation in favor of railroads, later profiting on the sale of bonds he owned in both companies. Imagine a Republican today leaving the party because a candidate influenced legislation then profited from it.