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the Palin effect
by kadet

I expect you will see more and more of this:

In the end, I couldn’t do it. My California ballot arrived in the mail today, and I opened it fully intending to vote for John McCain. I filled out the state propositions first — yes on 8, no on everything proposing a new bond or new spending — then the local offices, straight Republican excepting Kevin Johnson for (nonpartisan) Sacramento mayor. Finally, the vote for President of the United States: an academic exercise in California, where Barack Obama will surely win by a crushing margin. But good citizenship demands voting as if it matters. Do I believe in John McCain? Not as much as I used to. Do I believe in Sarah Palin? Despite my early enthusiasm for her, now not at all. Do I believe in the national Republican Party? Not in the slightest — even though I see no meaningful alternative to it. So, my choice for President in 2008, scrawled in my ballot as an act of futile protest, is Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana. If nothing else, I am confident this is the first of several votes I will cast for him in years to come.

Josh Trevino, co-founder of Red State.

h/t J.Cole

Re: the Palin effect
by RasputinsLiver

Yep.

I suspect many a moderate, or even true old fashioned Goldwater/Buckley, cons will either bail on McCain or, watching the financial meltdown of our nation and world, recognize that Obama's the better choice and will vote for him.

I also think that many an upfront racist GOPerv will nonetheless vote, secretly, for Obama for the same reason above and more, even though they will lie to their fellow racist GOPerv family and friends that they voted for Palin/McCain.

Re: the Palin effect
by gotsmartz
Thank you for another Repug vote for a Dem.
Re: the Palin effect
by RScommon
This is the reason I think an Obama whitewash is possible. If enough Repubs stay home or write in a vote for David Duke, we'll be in the catbird's seat.
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