Three Virginia Sheriffs Flip From Democrat to Republican!

An awakening is beginning!

Three sheriffs from Virginia who were elected as Democrats switched parties and have now become Republicans.

Sheriff Chip Shuler  is the latest to switch party lines and says the reason why he decided to become a Republican is because “of the relentless attack on law enforcement by Democrats in Richmond and Washington”.

The other Sheriffs that decided to exit from the Democratic Party was Sheriff Brian Hieatt and Sheriff John McClanahan who joined the GOP months ago.

Democrats are realizing that the Democrat party has radicalized so far to the left that even JFK would be a Republican in todays political climate.

'I am changing to the Republican Party because of the relentless attack on law enforcement by Democrats in Richmond and Washington,' Sheriff Shuler said. https://t.co/RY3G7Tj1zF

— The Western Journal (@WestJournalism) June 4, 2021

Great! 3 Virginia Sheriffs have switched from #Democrat to #Republican due to anti-police rhetoric from the left..Sheriff Brian Hieatt – “Laws are supposed to make it harder for the criminals,not the victims”….https://t.co/1n3oJhaJMn #BlueLivesMatter #TrumpWasRight #MAGA

— 🇺🇸Jamie🇮🇱 #JusticeForMalkiRoth (@JaRaNo1128) June 4, 2021

The Epoch Times covered the good news and had this to say:

A sheriff in Virginia has switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican due to rhetoric expressed by certain Democratic politicians.

Smyth County Sheriff Chip Shuler, who was elected as a Democrat in 2015, said in a statement that he’s switching parties because, according to him, police officers have faced attacks from Democrat politicians in Virginia and nationwide.

“I am changing to the Republican Party because of the relentless attack on law enforcement by Democrats in Richmond and Washington,” Shuler said in his statement last week. “My deputies work hard to serve and protect the citizens of Smyth County. As sheriff, it has been difficult to watch my deputies try to move forward during this unprecedented assault on our profession. We remain an honorable profession, and should not be judged by the bad acts of a few. I have always been a conservative throughout my law enforcement career of 38 years.”

Shuler is now the third sheriff in Virginia to make the switch in the past year or so, according to the chairman of Smyth County Republican Party, Adam Tolbert. He noted that Tazewell County Sheriff Brian Hieatt and Buchanan County Sheriff John McClanahan switched to the GOP several months ago.

There is a new Sheriff in the party!https://t.co/Knf5whXTTe

— David J Harris Jr (@DavidJHarrisJr) June 6, 2021

The Center Square covered the story too:

In response to legislative Democrats enacting a series of police reforms, three Southwest Virginia sheriffs elected as Democrats have changed their party to become Republicans.

Sheriff Chip Shuler of Smyth County, who was elected as a Democrat in 2015, was the most recent addition to the Republican Party. In a news release, Shuler said law enforcement has faced relentless attacks from Democrats in Washington and Richmond.

In 2015, Shuler was elected with slightly more than 59% of the vote and was re-elected in 2019 with slightly more than 60% of the vote. Smyth County is a mostly Republican district in which more than three-fourths of votes backed former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

I’m sure these three sheriffs won’t be the only ones to leave the Democratic party before the 2022 primaries.