Explain this

[ProSense]

ST. LOUIS — Other than his years at law school in Washington, D.C., plus a couple more in an apartment near the St. Louis city limits, Ned Lips has lived in the predominantly conservative western suburbs of St. Louis County, Mo. Lips, 48, claims he has been a Republican since birth. This November, he plans to vote for Barack Obama.

Kathleen Verzani, 60, hails from Warrenville, Ill., about 30 miles west of downtown Chicago. She says she has been a Democrat for 40 years and party election judge for 28. In November, she also plans to defy geography and party — to vote for John McCain. In fact, she has moved in temporarily with her daughter in St. Charles, Mo., to work on McCain’s campaign here.

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For Kathleen Verzani, the disappointment cuts the other way. She believes Democrats have “just gone too far to the left” — a concern that was sparked initially by the abortion debate.
“I was pro choice and the hardest time I had as a (Democrat) was when they pushed for partial birth abortions,” Verzani wrote. “I think that started the change for me.”

Today, her list of differences with Obama and many of her Democratic colleagues has grown. She now prefers McCain on curtailing government spending, dealing with trade pacts in an increasingly globalized marketplace, and Iraq. Regarding the latter, she wrote: “The surge is working (and) Senator McCain was for that. We need to stay until Iraq is stable and help them rebuild.”

Unlike some of the McCain Democrats, Verzani is not one of the bitter Hillary supporters. Asked if she’d feel differently about her choice in November if one of the other Democratic primary candidates had secured the party’s nomination for president, she responded: “I liked Edwards, but was already frustrated with the Democrats and hadn’t made a decision (during the primary season).”

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Personally, I smell bullshit: She was leaning Edwards, but when McCain?

[iamjoy]

1. She Didn't Know Edwards

If she was leaning Edwards and now likes McCain she either didn't know Edwards or is a closet bigot.

John Edwards was calling all Americans to have health insurance - more government mandates (and possibly spending) than any of the candidates except Kucinich. Obama wants everyone to have access to insurance, but he wants it to be voluntary.

[NYC_SKP]

2. Kathleen Verzani is a racist, she's had to do mental calisthenics to rationalize..

...supporting McCain.

She and her ilk are beyond hope, I think.

At best, she's a one-issue idiot who, based on one position, would sacrifice the economy and futures of all her children and childrens' children...

..and ours.

[elkston]

3. Yep. As soon as Barack is the front runner all of a sudden ...

The Democrats are "too far left". Give me a f-cking break. At least she's out in the open and not a Bradley-Effect statistic.