Former Democratic Congressman Artur Davis (Ala.) blamed President Obama for the poor economic recovery during his remarks to the GOP convention Tuesday night, and said Obama's failure to turn things around after more than three years was partly why Davis was compelled to switch to the Republican Party back in May.
"Some of you may know, the last time I spoke at a convention, it turned out I was in the wrong place. So, Tampa, my fellow Republicans, thank you for welcoming me where I belong," he said to applause.
He then admitted to being partly blinded by the glitz and glamour of Obama in 2008.
"Maybe we should have known that night in Denver that things that begin with plywood Greek columns and artificial smoke typically don't end well," he said. "Maybe the Hollywood stars and the glamour blinded us a little: you thought it was the glare, some of us thought it was a halo."
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