Prominent Republicans (officials) abandon bush

[LynnTheDem]

The most divisive election campaign in recent American history has not merely split the nation along party lines, it has split the Grand Old Party itself. Unfortunately, most Americans are wholly unaware of the loud dissents against Bush that has begun to be heard in Republican circles.

If the United States had major media that covered politics, as opposed to the political spin generated by the Bush White House and the official campaigns of both the Republican president and his Democratic challenger, one of the most fascinating, and significant, stories of the 2004 election season would be the abandonment of the Bush reelection effort by senior Republicans.But this is a story that, for the most part, has gone untold. Scant attention was paid to the revelation that one Republican member of the U.S. Senate, Rhode Island's Lincoln Chafee, will refrain from voting for his party's president -- despite the fact that Chafee offered a far more thoughtful critique of George W. Bush's presidency than "Zig-Zag" Zell Miller, the frothing, Democrat-hating Democrat did when he condemned his party's nominee. Beyond the minimal attention to Chafee, most media has neglected the powerful, and often poignant, condemnations of Bush by prominent Republicans.

Former Republican members of the U.S. Senate and House, governors, ambassadors, aides to GOP Presidents Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, Reagan and George Herbert Walker Bush have explicitly endorsed the campaign of Democrat John Kerry. For many of these lifelong Republicans, their vote for Kerry will be a first Democratic vote. But, in most cases, it will not be a hesitant one.

More:

http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1031-30.htm

[Wapsie B]

1. Poppy endorsed Kerry?

n/t

[LynnTheDem]

2. poppy's AIDE did, yep

And poppy's best friend, Brent Scowcroft.

[Wapsie B]

4. Yeah I reread it after

I posted. Thanks. I need to get to bed.

[sandnsea]

5. Scowcroft???

I'd like to see that. Last time I heard him he was ranting wildly against Kerry. It's been a while thought. I'd be shocked to see him actually endorse Kerry in any way at all. And would think the campaign would say it every day if he had. More info, please, please, please!!!!

[davepc]

3. Bush and the neocons

have opened some VERY deep fault lines in the Republican party. No matter what happens after this election theirs going to be a civil war inside the Republican tent, and its going to be interesting to see who comes on top. The limited government/fiscal responsibility types and the bible thumper/imperialist socialists types are already drawing up the battle lines.

Don't be surprised at a Michale Badnarik 'Nader effect' in some states, especially Nevada and Arizona.

[donheld]

6. Great article

I will sing the praises of Commondreams.org. They've done a lot to get me through the last 4 years. John Nichols is fabulous too.

[Zero Division]

7. This is one thing that's certainly ticked me off about media coverage

We've heard so much about Zell "The Dueling Madman" Miller, but very little about Republicans like Lincoln Chafee and other prominent Republicans. Thankfully, John Kerry is intelligent enough to have mentioned some of these fine examples of sane Republicanism, but the So-Called Liberal Media apparently didn't find it as sensational as Zig-Zag Zell.

[chimp chump]

8. This rings true

There is a real level of disaffection with how Bush hijacked the GOP from its traditional moorings. Sometimes a particular administration goes too far and they lose part of their base to the other party. We've seen this before with Bush I losing voters to Clinton and with Reagan taking Dem votes from Mondale.

Bush has tried to create a new neocon GOP since 2000. Or he is perhaps merely a tool for neocon ascendance in the GOP. In many ways, it is simply not the party so many Republicans supported all their lives. If Bush loses, it will be a repudiation of the new neocon GOP.

[Kerry212]

9. this is what

generally happend to incumbenets that don't have a 50% > approval rating 30 hours before an election? help me out here.

;=)

[LiberalPersona]

10. One of the many things

that are in Kerry's favor. So many things in Kerry's favor outside the polls. Bush just has the polls and little else going for him.

Anyone that analyzes all this stuff could plainly see that Kerry is headed for the most powerful seat in the world come January. And yet I still see dumbasses elsewhere predicting a Bush win.