If nothing else can be universally said about my friend, Huntington Herald-Dispatch owner Doug Reynolds, even enemies will agree the former Democrat legislator and Attorney General candidate is a smart man.
Reynolds told me years ago that he had a goal of becoming a congressman. If that’s ever to happen in the reddest state in the country, it will be as a Republican.
So, while surprising, it is not a shock that Steven Allen Adams, ace political reporter for the Ogden Newspaper chain, has confirmed that Reynolds has changed his registration from Democrat to Republican.
The implications of changing it now are many and we’ll go into some of that in Sunday’s regular column.
In the meantime, chalk his switch to the charisma and charm of state Republican officials whose welcome mat cannot be ignored.
Ron Gregory is a regular political columnist and reporter for lootpress. Contact him at 304-533-5185; or ronjgregory@gmail.com.