As a registered Democrat, I believe that this is not all McCain’s fault. I will be voting for him, as will other Democrats in my family. This is significant because 1) it is an unusual occurrence (it never happens that the Democrats in my family vote Republican), and 2) if it is happening in my family, it is happening in others. I know of others who will be doing the same thing, and we are doing it enthusiastically. With that said, what is the problem with the Republicans this year? You have a good candidate, and a segment of your party doesn’t seem to be getting on board. In an election such as this, which will have significant ramifications in the immediate future, they should be very enthusiastic. Yes, the economy stinks, and I do blame that largely on George Bush, but John McCain is not George Bush. I understand that George Bush still has support among diehard Republicans, but if these diehard Republicans cannot suck it up and support McCain by going to the polls on election day in large numbers, then apparently they do not see the ideological threat of an Obama presidency which makes me wonder about their professed love of America. John McCain is a patriot, more so than any other political candidate in some time. He deserves our support. On the other hand, Barack Obama is a conniving radical who is primarily concerned with himself, more than with America’s strength in the world. An Obama presidency is a threat to anyone who believes that political dissent is an important aspect of an American democracy. Wake up people.
