Some Republicans Emerge To Endorse Barack Obama

[Lasher]

Source: The New York Sun

WASHINGTON — With an eye to the general election and the Pennsylvania primary, some Republicans who oppose President Bush's war policy are endorsing Senator Obama.

Call them the Obamacans: They are against continuing the Iraq war and reject what they see as Mr. Bush's unconstitutional buildup of executive power. While the conservative Republican base rejected Senator McCain in the early primaries for his push for bipartisan campaign finance regulation and amnesty for illegal immigrants, the Arizona senator's hawkish support for the Iraq war has alienated what was once his national constituency, anti-Bush Republicans.

The Obamacans include a former senator of Rhode Island, Lincoln Chafee; a former senior Justice Department official under President Reagan and senior legal adviser to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, Douglas Kmiec, and a granddaughter of President Eisenhower, Susan Eisenhower. The group one day may include Senator Hagel, a Republican of Nebraska, who has co-sponsored Iraq withdrawal legislation with leading Democrats. Asked yesterday on CNN whether he would endorse his party's presumptive nominee, Mr. Hagel said he would base his support on the candidates' positions on withdrawing from Iraq.

The Illinois senator's appeal to anti-war Republicans likely will affect the outcome of the upcoming primaries, especially Pennsylvania, where conservatives are being urged by radio host Rush Limbaugh to vote tactically for Senator Clinton in an effort to prolong the fight for the Democratic nomination.

Read more: http://www2.nysun.com/article/73913

[mikekohr]

1. Senator Obama Is Attracting Up To 7% of Republican Voters To His Campaign

Those numbers reflect what I see on the ground in my heavily Republican County. I am hearing from many life-long Republicans that are disgusted with their party and the dip shit currently in the White House. They are expressing support and even enthusiasm for Senator Obama and are professing to vote for a Democrat for the first time in their lives. But, in every case, that expression of support for Obama is followed up by, "....but if Clinton is your nominee...." and then a bunch of bile and invective.

Obama attracts and inspires, Clinton unites, Republicans.

mike kohr

[surfermaw]

2. Does that suprise you, they bought and are paying for him

only 10% of his donations came from the average guys, 90% came from donations of 1000 or m ore

[mopinko]

3. that is a flat out lie

and i suspect you know it.

[mikekohr]

5. Obama has attracted nearly 2 million donors

and many of those donations are small, first time donors and voters. This is a sign of the viral, ground-up nature of the Obama insurgency. The peasants are at the gates, the castle is on fire, and the palace guard (Super Delegates) are deserting the Queen.

Senator Clinton is losing this race not because of her gender but because of the nature and manner of her campaign. Obama is winning this race, not because of his, but because of the inspirational, and motivational, message of his candidacy.

Both candidates are qualified and ready to be President on "Day One." There is no shame, nor should there be disappointment when one of these candidates must ultimately step aside.

mike kohr

Victory in "08

[PA Democrat]

6. Clinton's donation: 78% are $1,000 and more. Obama's donations: 57% are $1,000 and more

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-021408-na-a1money-g,1,7491841.graphic

[uponit7771]

10. and only 10% are 2000 are more IIRC

[Mooney]

8. Link please? n/t

[DerekJ]

11. You are now turning to a liar?!!

Oh .. wait.. there were no lynching in the 1900's right?

[Infinite Hope]

13. You're an idiot. n/t

[TahitiNut]

15. Muslin ...

... or percale? :eyes:

[blm]

17. What did Jackson Stephens get for bankrolling Clinton's career and UNDERWRITING his 92 primary?

And how did Clinton's return consideration of Jackson Stephens end up helping YOU, the Dem party, this country and the world in the long run?

[Infinite Hope]

12. Same thing here too. n/t

[Celebration]

4. Art Bell

Good gosh, even Art Bell likes him, now that Ron Paul is out of the race. Bell is slightly screwy of course, but still...........

It just shows the wide appeal of Obama.

[jamesinca]

7. Nice Bucky ball

[Celebration]

14. Thanks!!

I quite like it to, along with the Buckminster Fuller quote. I went with the First Amendment and JFK quotation for a long time, though. It was a little hard to change.

In honor of my former DU self

[grantcart]

9. going after the alien and illegal alien vote wow

[Cheap_Trick]

16. the only republics that endorse Hillarity

are the ones who really want to destroy her in the GE. With her scorched earth, me me me campaign, she'd deserve everything they throw at her.

[Codedonkey]

18. He should reject their support....

Now that would be funny....