101.   Wright threw Gramm off of the House Budget Committee and Gramm promptly switched parties, resigned his seat and ran for the post as a Republican.

102.   Yet Traficant, who hinted in his speech that he might be interested in switching parties and running for high office, is no national figure.

103.   You switched party in order to run for mayor.

104.   Peru has been in turmoil since the September release of a video showing Montesinos apparently bribing a congressman to switch parties and support Fujimori.

105.   All seven incumbents in the assembly were re-elected -- but because one of the assembly members had switched political parties, outgoing Chief Minister Hubert Hughes lost his majority.

106.   Bloomberg, also a Democrat-turned-Republican, switched parties last year.

107.   Forbes switched parties last year after being wooed by Democrats trying to reclaim the House majority.

108.   Forbes switched parties last year after being wooed by Democrats trying to reclaim House control.

109.   Grimsson carries considerable baggage after twice switching parties and making deeply unpopular decisions as finance minister.

110.   Grimsson entered the race with plenty of political baggage, having twice switched parties and having made painful economic decisions when he was finance minister.