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Republicans defect to the Obama camp
The Sunday Times ^ | 5/6/07 | Sarah Baxter

Posted on 05/07/2007 1:25:24 PM PDT by ricks_place

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections
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To: ricks_place

In short, what this means is.....there will be a few Republicans joining the Democrats in hell. Like the man said...moderate Republicans are really only Democrats.


81 posted on 05/07/2007 6:31:59 PM PDT by thepresidentsbestfriend (It used to be said that the only good democrat was a _ _ _ d one. But With Rudy and Arnold ???)
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To: So Cal Rocket
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.

LOL...LOOKS LIKE he gave $$ to a friend and a man he worked with...but his HEART his with Democrat operatives.

Nice job, So Cal. You did more research in 30 seconds than the "journalist" for the article did in an entire day.

82 posted on 05/07/2007 6:36:32 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of Dependence on Government!)
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To: Toggameid

Are you sure you spelled that right? Was it really “2 Republicans Defect to the Obama Camp” or was it meant to be “2 Republicans Defecate at the Obama Camp”?

I’ve got to clean my glasses.


83 posted on 05/07/2007 7:14:19 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Madmax, the Grinning Reaper)
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To: damlie

Sorry, but Paul is a loser. I met him when he came into Congress years ago, and he was normal. Over the years, he has shifted into strangeness land, politically, and his votes show it. He is an isolationist par excellance, far more than the nutty Jim Leach and is trying to match nutcase Kucinich for being on the far-fringe of political life.

He is not dependable in a crunch, and we are in crunch-time.


84 posted on 05/07/2007 7:21:49 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Madmax, the Grinning Reaper)
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To: ricks_place

OMG thats it the move on. org left with George Soros etc have truly lost their minds they are running Osama against Bush in the next election...


85 posted on 05/07/2007 8:09:39 PM PDT by tomnbeverly (Leaving Iraq to defend itself against Al-qaeda is like asking a fetus to protect against abortion.)
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To: damlie

Wow, you signed up today to tell us that Ron Paul is gaining “amazing support.” Ok....just because YOU said so, I believe it. Yep, sure I do.


86 posted on 05/07/2007 8:19:14 PM PDT by Grenada
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To: cripplecreek
"bring the country together as a whole,”

And Osama O'bama will do this exactly how?

He'll talk purty, just like that wonderful uniter, Bill Clinton, used to do.

Don't you feel the kumbaya fuzzy warmth already?

87 posted on 05/07/2007 11:43:24 PM PDT by patriciaruth (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1562436/poststo retain civilization. So, I am not about to)
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To: livius

Romney is looking better and better to me. Hope he keeps up the good work and that by next year you can make your way to the polls.


88 posted on 05/07/2007 11:47:03 PM PDT by patriciaruth (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1562436/poststo retain civilization. So, I am not about to)
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To: ricks_place

I don’t believe Dowd said anything like this. What a total crock.


89 posted on 05/07/2007 11:54:23 PM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: jazusamo
only RATS followed the Piper You forgot the children followed the Pied Piper next ...

after their parents failed to pay the Piper.

There's a moral in there somewhere.

90 posted on 05/08/2007 12:11:16 AM PDT by patriciaruth (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1562436/poststo retain civilization. So, I am not about to)
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To: weegee

JFK was a neocon? Or a neocon hero?

I am not saying the JFK was a neocon, but he was pretty conservative compared to the group we have now. Although the parties did not have to deal with issues such as abortion and gay marriage in those days. I think national defense and equal rights were probably the hot button issues of the time.


91 posted on 05/08/2007 12:21:06 AM PDT by napscoordinator (.)
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To: So Cal Rocket
This Tom Bernstein has given mostly to Dems in the past:

He has given "most frequently" to RATS. But since over 70% of what he has given on your list was to the GOP, he has given the most amount to Pubbies. Don't write the opposite of the facts you actually post please.

92 posted on 05/08/2007 2:16:12 AM PDT by Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit (Everyone wants a simple answer; but sometimes there isn't a simple answer)
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To: tacticalogic
I've run across plenty of socially conservative political opportunists who'll let the end justify the means.

I've never seen a social conservative on FR or anywhere else who said they would provide support to Hillary or Obama. Can you provide a link to someone who has said such a thing? I doubt it.

Social conservatives might choose to vote for a third party candidate rather than vote for, say, Rudy, but they wouldn't actively support Obama, or any other person in the party of death.

93 posted on 05/08/2007 1:16:59 PM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: dangus
I was suggesting that Bush’s campaign director always was pretty liberal.

Gotcha. Thanks for clarifying.

94 posted on 05/08/2007 1:17:42 PM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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To: ricks_place
"and in related news wild pigs just flew out of my ..."
95 posted on 05/08/2007 1:19:03 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo ("When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk!")
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To: ricks_place
I say again, the distinction is not REPUBLICAN/DEMOCRAP, it is CONSERVATIVE/LIBERAL!

Liberalism is a CANCER on civilization!
96 posted on 05/08/2007 1:22:25 PM PDT by leprechaun9
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To: MEGoody
I've had plenty of them tell me with regards to federal legislation that Constitutional "original intent" is irrelevant if it advances a socially conservative agenda.

I doubt you'd find any on FR. As far as there not being any, would you consider Rick Warren a "social conservative"?

97 posted on 05/08/2007 1:46:57 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: cripplecreek

Hunter , Paul, Tancredo, & Thompson are the only ones I’m considerin’ right now. Doubt if that’ll change.


98 posted on 05/11/2007 11:34:34 AM PDT by The Ghost of Rudy McRomney (It's always open season on RHINOS(yes, I use an "H" in it))
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