Disillusioned Republics Defect to Obama Camp...

npincus

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Mon May-07-07 12:32 PM
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Disillusioned Republics Defect to Obama Camp...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1752381.ece

There is something to this. I watched FUX's "Beltway Boys" early Sunday morning, and noticed that both Kondracke and Barnes spoke almost admiringly of Obama... the aroma of Man-Crush filled the air. For real. It was strange.

Something may be going on in the GOP ranks.... MAN OVERBOARD!

DISILLUSIONED supporters of President George W Bush are defecting to Barack Obama, the Democratic senator for Illinois, as the White House candidate with the best chance of uniting a divided nation.

Tom Bernstein went to Yale University with Bush and co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team with him. In 2004 he donated the maximum $2,000 to the president’s reelection campaign and gave $50,000 to the Republican National Committee. This year he is switching his support to Obama. He is one of many former Bush admirers who find the Democrat newcomer appealing.

Matthew Dowd, Bush’s chief campaign strategist in 2004, announced last month that he was disillusioned with the war in Iraq and the president’s “my way or the highway” style of leadership – the first member of Bush’s inner circle to denounce the leader’s performance in office.

Although Dowd has yet to endorse a candidate, he said the only one he liked was Obama. “I think we should design campaigns that appeal, not to 51% of the people, but bring the country together as a whole,” Dowd said.

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Mon May-07-07 12:40 PM
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1. I don't think they really care about him. They're Courting the Black vote for 2012.

Lots and LOTS of crossing back and forth between all kinds of party lines these days. Folks are stirring the pot looking for opportunities to either hold on to whatever party they've got or have a say in what happens next.

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