A wonderful article and video from Eric Hirshberg:
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..over the last few months, something unprecedented has happened. Almost all these folks have told me that, for the first time ever, they are voting for the same candidate I am: Barack Obama.
Now, these are not casual conservatives. These are people who, each in their own way, are deeply committed to their conservative beliefs. For most, this will be the first time they have voted for a Democrat in their entire lives. And when taken as a whole, they represent a fair cross section of the Republican Party. Some younger, some older. Some fiscally driven, some culturally driven. But almost all, up until now, have been intractable. Yet here we all are, staring down the barrel of a remarkably nasty presidential election, all in a rare moment of agreement. I figured this simply could not be an anomaly. Perhaps this was a groundswell.
This video is inspiring, comforting and joyous. Just when we give up on some people, they surprise us with the intelligence and integrity that we always new they had. Never sell anybody short, not everybody can be fooled...all of the time. This is one of the most powerful political videos I've ever seen.
Republicans for Obama..in their own words:
I started asking around and found a number of my liberal friends were having a similar experience. So we asked these folks if they would appear on camera and share with the world why they changed. It seemed to me that the most convincing argument a conservative on the fence could hear might not come from a liberal, or even from Obama himself, but instead, from one of their own; a conservative who had crossed over. So we turned on the camera, and they did the rest.
Go here for more....and send to all of your friends from the link provided at the website...
http://www.conservativesforchange.com/
This video gave me chills. I sincerely hope that this video goes viral and that the Obama campaign plays this all over the country for the next two weeks.
Americans are uniting, and ignoring party lines. My fellow Americans are voting for change. Change in the way we conduct political business in this country. Change in the way we run campaigns in this country. Change in the way we treat our fellow Americans in this country. Change we can believe in! Change we deserve!
For those of you who are interested...here is the link to a diary I published on October 14 listing all of the republican intelligentsia who have deserted the sinking USS McCain. The list has been updated.
http://www.dailykos.com/...