Newsweek: Obamacans? No! DemcCains? - You Betcha!

Well, well ... Newsweek of all places seems to put to rest one of Obama's most self-satisfied campaign riffs:

Obama: “They whisper to me," he says. "They say, ‘Barack, I’m a Republican, but I support you.’ And I say, ‘Thank you.'" Pause. Blink. Blink again. And then: "'Why are we whispering?’” It's all in the delivery.

It's isn't "in" the delivery ... it is a delivery of malarkey, according to Newsweek:

I bring this up today because they're no longer whispering. As we speak/type/read, the Obama camp is holding a conference call with reporters to unveil "Republicans for Obama," a branch of its operation designed to show that "Republicans are coming together in support of Senator Obama to bring change to Washington."

But are there enough rank-and-file Republicans whispering their support at Obama rallies to actually make a difference on Election Day?

As I discovered from examination the last 18 months of head-to-head general election polls, the answer seems to be "no." In fact, John McCain's share of the Democratic vote has typically--and surprisingly--been larger than Obama's share of the Republican vote. In other words, it's not that the Rev. Jeremiah Wright scared the Obamacan masses off, as some pundits have theorized--it's that they never existed (in any unprecedented way) to begin with.

Somewhere in Hawaii I suspect Obamabeachbum just flipped his surfboard. Hopefully it didn't come crashing down on his head. But then, how could it miss?

Comments

[edh]

There's a difference between evil, Rovian "Republicans" and pure as the driven snow Obamacon conservatives, don't ya' know. Just ask Andrew Sullivan.

[Moptop]

I know of a couple of Democrats, in my personal life, who are seriously considering a vote for McCain. I know a couple Republicans who may not vote for McCain, but I don't know a single Republican who is seriously considering a vote for Obama, not one. He is to the left of John Edwards, I mean, come on.

[edh]

Here are three:

"Former Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee, who left the GOP last year and later endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president, has signed on with Republicans for Obama, saying that the Illinois senator embodies “my kind of traditional conservatism.”

"During a conference call with reporters yesterday, Rhode Islander Chafee, former Iowa Rep. Jim Leach, and a former GOP fundraiser and adviser to President Bush, Rita Hauser of New York, told how they will try to build support for the presidential candidate among Republicans and independents."

http://www.projo.com/news/politics/content/campaign_journal_13_08-13-08_SPB6UGG_v10.403bead.html

[Howard]

Republicans for Obama??? As far as I'm concerned these people never were Republicans, and obviously aren't Republicans now. At best, they are simply weak politicians with little conviction. Calling themselves
Republicans for Obama is just a transparent political P.R. ploy to make it look like even Republicans are switching over to Obama. However, as we get closer to November, Obama is sinking in the polls, and McCain is rising. And, we still don't know how many of the 18 million Clinton supporters are switching over to McCain. And we still don't know how many people who said they'd vote for Obama, will actually vote for McCain, in the privacy of the voting booth. Obama has a track record with 9 days of foreign policy, and 16 months in government, and with very little to show for it. McCain has 25 years in the military ... 20 years in government ... tons of foreign policy experience ... proven commitment to this country, as a war hero who paid dearly. If you look at the facts, instead of Obama's smoke and mirrors, it's obvious that Senator John McCain should be our next President.

[AG]

If the best the Obama campaign can come up with for a list of "Republicans For Obama" are the usual liberal suspects and turncoats such as Lincoln Chaffee, Jim Leach, and Chuck Hagel, that will do nothing but make real Republicans howl with laughter.

[Mwalimu Daudi]

"Former Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee, who left the GOP last year and later endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president, has signed on with Republicans for Obama, saying that the Illinois senator embodies “my kind of traditional conservatism.”

How can Missing Linc both leave the GOP and still be part of it? Talk about cognitive dissonance!

The whole "Republicans for Obama" scam reminds me of a local woman who was a favorite of my hometown newspaper. Every two years she appeared in the paper (sometimes in a news feature, sometimes in an editorial she wrote) and announced that "as a life-long Republican" she was leaving the Republican Party for good because of Candidate X, who was the biggest threat to the country since - well, since Republican Candidate Y who ran two years ago.

Someone checked the voting records (these are a matter of public record in my state), and found out that the only time she had voted in the Republican primary was in 1972.

This woman passed away a few years ago, and so far no new "lifelong Republican" has arisen to take her place.

[Moptop]

Lincoln Chafee???? Bwa ha ha ha ha ha... Who exactly is supposed to believe this crap?

I know it would give you great pause to know that Lieberman will most likely vote for McCain... NOT! Why? Because you Obamagasmics look at Lieberman the same way we look at Hagel and Chafee and whoever the other person we never heard of is that rounds out the list to three. And BTW, that makes exactly three more votes for Obama.

[Moptop]

Here is the Sourcewatch for Rita Hauser

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Rita_E._Hauser

Despite belonging to a large number of organizations, not one was listed as having to do with the Republican party. Her first listing is as "Peace Activist" and apparently was appointed by George Bush as an act of outreach. George used to believe that the Democrats would put country over party, so he made the mistake of trustinng some. We all know how that turned out.