A trio of Republicans throw support to Obama
source: http://blogs.marketwatch.com/election/2008/10/24/a-trio-of-republicans-throw-support-to-obama/
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It seems a number of Republicans are joining former Secretary of State Colin Powell in his recent endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama for the presidency, opting the Democrat over GOP candidate Sen. John McCain.
Ex-Bush White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan and two former GOP governors, Arne Carlson of Minnesota and William Weld of Massachusetts, reportedly are now in the Obama camp.
McClellan, who recently wrote a tell-all book on the Bush administration, made the endorsement during a taping of comedian D.L. Hughley’s new show for CNN. McClellan reportedly said he thinks Obama has the best chance for changing the way Washington works.
Well, who was Massachusetts governor from 1991 to 1997, was quoted by Associated Press as saying Obama is a “once-in-a-lifetime candidate who will transform our politics and restore America’s standing in the world.” Weld also said: “Throughout this campaign, I’ve watched his steady leadership through trying times and I’m confident he is the best candidate to move our country forward.”
Meanwhile, Carlson made his endorsement while taking aim at GOP U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who questioned whether Obama and other candidates were “anti-American” in an interview with MSNBC. Carlson said Republicans had strayed from the moderate philosophy of such GOP figures as President Dwight Eisenhower, adding that voters have in Obama “the clear possibility of a truly great president.”
– Russ Britt, MarketWatch
Ex-Bush White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan and two former GOP governors, Arne Carlson of Minnesota and William Weld of Massachusetts, reportedly are now in the Obama camp.
McClellan, who recently wrote a tell-all book on the Bush administration, made the endorsement during a taping of comedian D.L. Hughley’s new show for CNN. McClellan reportedly said he thinks Obama has the best chance for changing the way Washington works.
Well, who was Massachusetts governor from 1991 to 1997, was quoted by Associated Press as saying Obama is a “once-in-a-lifetime candidate who will transform our politics and restore America’s standing in the world.” Weld also said: “Throughout this campaign, I’ve watched his steady leadership through trying times and I’m confident he is the best candidate to move our country forward.”
Meanwhile, Carlson made his endorsement while taking aim at GOP U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, who questioned whether Obama and other candidates were “anti-American” in an interview with MSNBC. Carlson said Republicans had strayed from the moderate philosophy of such GOP figures as President Dwight Eisenhower, adding that voters have in Obama “the clear possibility of a truly great president.”
– Russ Britt, MarketWatch
