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That List Of "Democrats And Indys" Backing McCain? It's A Bit Of A Sham
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Edited | RBH Jun 17, 2008 10:58pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, June 18, 2008 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | This is a fun one. A few days ago, the McCain campaign proudly released a list of "prominent Democrats and Independents" supporting his candidacy. The idea was to appeal to disgruntled Hillary supporters and others by sending a message that it's okay to be a Dem and not support Barack Obama.
But there's only one problem: The list is a bit of a sham. A look at some of these "Democrats and independents" shows that it's a stretch to tout their support for the Republican as anything at all unusual.
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Former state Rep. Steve Wenzel of Minnesota. It turns out that he has also had a long history of friendliness to Republicans. In late 2002 he served on the transition team of Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who's apparently on McCain's Veep short list. And Wenzel is actually a Bush Administration appointee in the Department of Agriculture, a position he was given back in 2001.
Former Massachusetts state Rep. Brian Golden. This "Democrat" is a conservative, and he's probably only a Dem because Massachusetts is a one-party state. It's likely that he'd be a Republican in any other state -- he endorsed President Bush in both 2000 and 2004. In 2004, he told National Review that the Democratic Party has to do "some soul-searching about its more extreme positions." |
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