Republicans Defecting to Kerry's Camp

[G_j]

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0730-08.htm

Published on Friday, July 30, 2004 by Reuters

Republicans Defecting to Kerry's Camp

by Michael Conlon

CHICAGO - Ohio resident Bob Stewart says of President Bush: "He's been a world-class polarizer. I don't know if I can stomach four more years with him as president. He misled us into the war in Iraq and has mismanaged everything since."

A raging Democrat? No, Stewart is a Republican, one of an unknown number of such voters who plan to back John Kerry, out of despair over the war in Iraq and disappointment over budget deficits and social policies.

It remains to be seen whether they can tip the scales in hotly contested middle American states like Ohio as the Democratic nominee courts them and battles Bush in the final three-month dash to November's election. In past elections defections from both parties have sometimes canceled each other out.

Kerry and running mate John Edwards kicked off that fight on Friday, leaving Boston and the concluded party convention for a two-week campaign swing across 21 states.


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[Greedy Oil Puritan]

1. We'll wait and see...

Hopefully Zellout doesn't do too much damage to the good guys at the RNC convention.

[TexasProgresive]

3. Miller is a washout

He's a Phil Graham democrat, which is to say not one at all. He wont take any votes away from us because he is one of them.

BTW- I'll be watching the RNC especially to see How the twins are used and will Mary Cheney introduce her Dad. I really want to see how the pugs respond to the DNC - this is gonna be fun, kids.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. Have you met anybody

who voted for Gore in 2000, whose have gone over to the other side? I'm sure there may be one or two, here or there, but I certainly haven't met a single one.

[radfringe]

4. nope

I not met anyone that voted for Gore or Nader or anyone other than bush* that are planning on voting for bush* this time around

but I have met and work with several that did vote for bush* in 2000, and won't do it again

4-years of listening to a babbling bush in the desert is enough for them

[G_j]

5. nope n/t

[shraby]

6. Methinks the crossover

votes will be crossing one way.