The Associated Press in Louisiana is reporting that State Sen. Norby Chabert is finished with what he called an "out of touch" Obama Administration and national party making him at least the 25th state legislative Democrat to join the Republican Party since Election Day. 

From the AP:

The member of a longtime Democratic political family, [Sen. Norby] Chabert holds the Senate seat once held by his father Leonard and brother Marty. He’s the fourth Democrat in the Senate to switch parties in the last five months, as the fall elections near and the state continues a trend to the right.

Chabert said the national Democratic Party and President Barack Obama are out of step with Louisiana businesses, residents and philosophies. He cited the Obama administration’s response to the Gulf oil spill and the now-lifted moratorium on deepwater drilling among his reasons. He had supported Obama for president.

"… I see an administration and a national party clearly out of touch," Chabert said in a statement.

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