27
Oct
Another Republican has come out for Barack Obama:
Former Sen. Larry Pressler (R-S.D.), who was the first Vietnam veteran to serve in the United States Senate, is the latest Republican to back Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, Politico learned Sunday.
Pressler, who said that in addition to casting an absentee ballot for Obama he’d donated $500 to [...]
Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Endorsements, Republicans for Obama by: Spence
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24
Oct
Sure, maybe you’re getting tired of this by now, but we’ve got an entire category on this site called Republicans for Obama and we’re going to use it. So, be aware that former Massachusetts Republican Governor William Weld has endorsed Barack Obama for President.
“Senator Obama is a once-in-a-lifetime candidate who will transform our politics and [...]
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23
Oct
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10
Oct
Noted conservative Christopher Buckley [son of the godfather of modern American conservatism, William F. Buckley], will vote for Barack Obama for President.
UPDATE: Hell Freezes Over, Part II
Insider Advantage Georgia pOll:
Barack Obama 46%, John McCain 49%
Tomorrow, cats and dogs move in together.
Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Republicans for Obama by: Spence
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10
Oct
Former Senator Lincoln Chaffee [Rhode Island], who lost his seat in 2006, is endorsing Barack Obama for President.
“Sen. Obama is the first Democrat I’ve ever voted for,” Chafee said during a stop in Grand Rapids this morning.
He criticized McCain for pandering to the Republican Party’s right wing, a strategy he said is dividing the nation [...]
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10
Oct
“He is not the McCain I endorsed.”
– Former Michigan Gov. William Milliken (R), seemingly withdrawing his support for Senator John McCain
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11
Sep
“People were coming into my office, phone calls were flooding in, e-mails were coming in, ‘I just sent money to Obama, I couldn’t sleep last night’ — from the left. To see this cocky wacko up there.”
– Former GOP Senator and current Obama supporter Lincoln Chafee, discussing the liberal reaction to Sarah Palin, the “cocky [...]
Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Live microphone, Republicans for Obama, Sarah Palin by: Spence
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10
Sep
The Bush administration’s Department of the Interior is a den of corruption and prostitution and drugs.
Government officials handling billions of dollars in oil royalties engaged in illicit sex with employees of energy companies they were dealing with and received numerous gifts from them, federal investigators said Wednesday.
The alleged transgressions involve 13 Interior Department employees in [...]
Posted in Bush, Corruption, Republicans for Obama by: Spence
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26
Aug
Jim Leach, former Republican Congressman from Iowa, has endorsed Senator Barack Obama for President and spoke to the Democratic National Convention last night about why he believes Senator Obama is by far the best choice for President.
Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Conventions, Democratic Convention, Endorsements, Republicans for Obama, Video by: Spence
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