Eric Johnson, the mayor of Dallas, has left the Democratic Party and joined the GOP.
Johnson, in a WSJ op-ed, called out Democrats for what he said was their "virtue signaling" on issues.
The party switch gives Republicans a major foothold in one of the country's most populous cities.
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