Reply #56: I'm not worried about Dems voting for McCain. I worry about them voting for his veep. [View All]

[Straight Shooter]

If the GOP chooses someone who can sway moderate/conservative Democrats to vote for McCain (wishful thinking that McCain will croak within a couple years), then those Dems will vote for the GOP ticket. I think this is why McCain has positioned himself as he has regarding global warming; he's trying to attract indies and moderate Dems. He wants to regain his reputation as a maverick. (Fat chance.)

Just as there are Repubs who are, for example, pro choice, environmentalists, non-homophobic, and those Repubs vote for Dems, there are also Dems who are *cough* pro life, homophobic, and anti-environmentalism. A very good friend of mine is a Repub because her family has been Repub for generations and she has family in public office. But she was an incredible Dean supporter and she voted for Kerry. (She really doesn't like Obama or Clinton.)

Now, if you're talking about the Dems on DU and lambasting them for voting for McCain, that's a different story. Most here are hard core, just as most Freepers are hard core Repubs. So I can see why you would want to ostracize them, if they stray from the herd.