change sides

In such a tribal place, folks who change sides provoke strong reactions.

A New York Times-Siena College survey reported that a conviction might prompt 6% of voters to change sides — a shift big enough to flip the outcome.

Matt Gaetz, 41, was one of the last holdouts to change sides in the dramatic speaker’s election, switching his vote to “present” only after McCarthy pleaded with him on the House floor.

The Associated Press reported that the units, from the country’s Border Guard Forces, are believed to be the first military-affiliated militia units to change sides since the junta took power.

The military was accused at the time of paving the route to power for Mr. Khan in 2018, pressuring his opponents to withdraw or change sides and cowing the news media.