Parker Griffith, a retired oncologist, businessman, and representative of Alabama’s fifth district switched from the ruling Democratic Party and joined the Republican Party on 22nd December last year. His switch attracted mixed reactions, with the Republicans celebrating the defection of a Democrat to join them and the Democrats displeased with the defection of one of their members. The Republicans need to win approximately forty seats from the Democrats in order to become the majority party. Therefore, the decision by Parker Griffith to switch parties was undoubtedly a welcome respite for the Republicans. Whether or not the decision Parker made was right has been as controversial as his motives for the switch. This switch has attracted a lot of attention in the political arena (Pergram 1). Although he had many justifications for his switch, Parker’s move is seen as an opportunist’s strategy. He explained his move with his disapproval of an agenda by the Democrats that is allegedly focused on government extravagance, increased taxation, and bailouts. He also alleged that the healthcare system does not consider the patient and physician needs. Thus, his two main reasons for the switch were national debt and the health care reform bill. He says that he cannot support a party that does not uphold the values he believes in. Although Parker has a logical explanation of why he quit the Democrats tent, it is difficult to evaluate the performance of a government only months before it gets into power. Therefore, Parker’s explanation of his switch with his values should be considered as a scapegoat for opportunism. It is predicted that Parker is likely to lose the coming election in November (Stephen 1). With the jeopardy posed by the move he made, Parker needs to strategize for the November elections. A majority of the electorate in North Alabama are Republicans. This is evidenced by the fact that former U.S. presidential candidate John McCain beat president Barrack Obama in North Alabama. The fact that the majority of the electorate are Republicans in Parker’s district was the chief reason for the thought that his move was opportunistic since we do not expect democratic ideas to be popular there. His move, therefore, placed him in a good position to campaign for the November elections. Despite the fact that they are mostly Republicans, the people of Tennessee Valley lost when he moved to join the Republicans. As a democrat, Parker had several seats in the house committee. These included seats on transportation and infrastructure. The latter was the most significant for the people of Tennessee Valley. Parker also sat on the Committees for Science and Technology. He was forced to leave these seats after his defection to join the Republicans. His position in the Committee for Transportation and infrastructure helped him secure aerospace contracts for his electorates. After giving up these positions, his people may not be affected immediately but in the long-term, they will miss someone to lobby for their interests. This could have a significant effect on his reelection campaign. The move to join the Republicans was, in a way, bad positioning since the Republicans do not seem to trust him. He betrayed the trust of the Democrats and now, the Republicans see