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directfiesta · 10-25-2008, 03:23 PM

http://www.republicansforobama.org/

Quote:

Big names join defections from Republican camp

Joel Haugen, a Republican fighting a tough congressional race against the Democrats in Oregon, has fallen out with his party. The reason: his surprise endorsement of Barack Obama for the presidency.

"I believe in putting nation before party and my first priority is following my conscience with regard to what is best for America," Haugen said in a statement yesterday. "I have a huge amount of respect for John McCain, but I believe that he has more of a cold war mentality."

Haugen is just one of many Republican politicians, dubbed Obamicans, who have defected to Obama. The latest high-profile desertions include Scott McClellan, President George Bush's former press secretary, who endorses Obama in a CNN programme to be broadcast this weekend, and William Weld, the one-time Republican governor of Massachusetts. Weld, in a statement released yesterday, described Obama as "a once-in-a-lifetime candidate".

Last weekend, Bush's former secretary of state Colin Powell publicly backed the Democratic candidate in Obama's biggest Republican catch so far.

It is unusual to see so many Republican politicians and columnists shift, even allowing for the fact that affiliations are more fluid in the US than Europe.

The Obamicans have a website, republicansforobama.org, listing those who have endorsed Obama. Campaign paraphernalia is also available from Obama's team, including a badge "Republicans for Obama".

According to Haugen's campaign manager, Sarah Tiedemann, he made no secret of his views while fighting for the party nomination, telling the press about his unhappiness with President George Bush's eight years in office and that he was likely to endorse Obama over McCain. He won 70% of the nomination vote.

The Republican party became increasingly "unfriendly", Tiedemann said, and has withdrawn all financial support.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008...tors-obamicans

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kristin · 10-25-2008, 03:30 PM

My parents are 51 & 55, both still working, living just outside of Buffalo, NY.

They are registered Republicans, but will be voting Obama this year.

pigman · 10-25-2008, 05:37 PM

Obama for the win!

The Duck · 10-25-2008, 06:02 PM

Obama and Mccain sucks.

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