Obamacans: Republicans supporting Obama
You might think that Jewish Republicans are firmly behind John McCain, but that’s hardly the whole story. Many Jewish Republicans and independents who voted for Bush in 2004, including some Jews for Obama members, are deeply concerned about the mismanagement of U.S. foreign and domestic policy under the Bush administration and are enthusiastic supporters of Obama’s proposals for getting the country back on track. Jews for Obama has collected several important examples for you to share with Republican and independent friends and family members who would appreciate hearing from like-minded Americans why they should consider supporting Barack Obama.
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Above, former Iowa Congressman Jim Leach and Republican philanthropist fundraiser Rita Houser talk with Chris Matthews on Hardball about their decision to start “Republicans for Obama”.
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Professor Francis Fukuyama explains why Iraq may be stable but the war was a mistake.
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Jim Leach says, “I’m convinced that the national interest demands a new approach to our interaction with the world.”
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Jim Whitaker, mayor of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in Alaska, likes Obama’s energy policy and believes the Democrat has the stronger “intellectual capacity” of the two candidates.
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Many struggling families in the normally comfortable cul-de-sacs outside U.S. cities are thinking of switching parties.
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Donations from troops abroad are 6 to 1 in Obama’s favor. If our troops in harm’s way trust Obama to lead them, surely we can trust him too.