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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal. This is Free Expression with Jerry Baker.

Welcome to Free Expression from the Wall Street Journal editorial page with me, Jerry Baker. In this

weekly podcast, I take a deeper look at stories driving the news. If you're not already subscribed

to free expression, please do sign up today. We're delighted to have you. This week, we're

talking about the nation's politics again, which seemed to be in a state of constant flux, and I'm pleased

to be joined by one of the newest members of the Republican Party in the country. Misha Mayna,

a member of the Georgia State Assembly, quit the Democratic Party just last week, crossing the

floor to become a Republican. In the process, she became the first

female black member of the GOP in Georgia's legislature. She switched parties, she said, because

for too long the Democrats have gotten away with using and abusing the black community.

She'd quote for decades, she said, the Democratic Party has received the support of more than 90%

of the black community, and what do we have to show for it? It was not a political decision for me. It was a moral one,

she said. Now, of course, vast majority of black voters continue to support Democrats,

but her conversion comes amid signs of a steady shift in allegiance, as more and more

minority voters asked the same questions that Representative Maynor did about what their

support for the Democrats has actually achieved. And Misha Mayna joins me now. Misha, thanks very much indeed

for joining free expression. Thank you, Jerry, for having me. It's a pleasure to be here.

It's a real pleasure to have you on. Tell us, first of all, about your decision to leave the Democratic

Party. Has this been in the works for a while, or did you have a sudden conversion? I would not call it sudden, but like many

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