24-year Republican stalwart abandons party as GOP 'beyond redemption'

A Republican official in one of the most conservative parts of the San Diego metropolitan area is abandoning his party to join Democrats.

According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, "El Cajon Councilmember Gary Kendrick announced Monday that he left the Republican Party and registered as a member of the Democratic Party, citing deep concern over recent immigration enforcement." Kendrick "was one of the longest-serving Republicans in municipal office in San Diego County before making the decision...