Democrats Say: "The Party's Over"

I urge everyone to read the previous day's piece by disaffected Democrats Pam from New Jersey and Lyn from Texas. Both of them are working hard to defeat Barack Obama, as well as other Democrats. Neither Pam nor Lyn regards herself anymore as a Democrat, a Party that has been their political "home" for their entire adult lives. Below are two other pieces I received today from Pam, a woman of courage, integrity, and vision. How many Pams are out there? I'd estimate in the hundreds of thousands. In fact, the number could be in the millions. Quality congressional candidates need to reach out to the Pams of this world, who may be the keys to victory.

I couldn't have said the following better than my friend Pam in NJ, who was a Hillary Supporter and a lifelong Democrat. Pam says:

"Sure you may repeat anything you need. After the convention, people have to make a decision about their lives, which may be the biggest they have made in a long, long time. People have to cut their ties with the Democratic party, forget all the bad stuff they have known or felt [over the primaries], and get on with their lives. The torment has been atrocious over the last eight months.

"Democrats have been stripped clean of their identity in politics and now they have to put on a new suit and get their integrity back. The Democratic party has been scraping away at the fabric of their so-called politics, and now we have to shed the Party [Democratic] altogether.

This will be my job to help them understand that if the Party can change so fast, why can't the Republican party not change [for the better] also?

"People are going to have to shift parties after going through this AWFUL stuff of Obama. Our old party is dead and long live the survivors and the Republican party."


People like Pam regard Obama as inexperienced, unqualified, untrustworthy, and -- most of all -- dangerous. They believe that a party which can nominate such an individual no longer deserves their support. My friends, reach out to the "Pams" who have separated themselves from the Democrats.

PA Democrats Defecting to McCain

NOTE: SUNDAY I'LL HAVE ANOTHER COLUMN DEVOTED TO POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN PENNSYLVANIA. On Saturday, I have a column on my other sites (http://camp2008victorya.blogspot.com or http://stevemaloneygop.blogspot.com) that deal with Barack Obama's tendency in his books to stereotype white people, especially the grandparents who brought him up. I hope you'll visit!)

In a sign of just how divisive and ugly the Democratic fight has gotten, only 53% of Clinton voters say they'll vote for Obama should he become the nominee. Nineteen percent say they'll go for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and 13% say they won't vote.

Sixty percent of Obama voters say they'll go for Clinton should she win the nomination, with 20% opting for McCain, and three percent saying they won't vote.


http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/03/keystone-democr.html

ABC News’ Political Punch Blog: Keystone Democrats Set To Defect

By Jake Tapper

In the new Franklin & Marshall College Poll (read it HERE) some good news for Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, and some troubling news for Democrats.

[In PA] Clinton leads Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, 51% to 35% -- increasing her lead from February, when she was up 44% to 37%. She leads among young voters, wealthier voters...voters in virtually every demographic group, with the exceptions of Philly voters and non-whites.

In a sign of just how divisive and ugly the Democratic fight has gotten, only 53% of Clinton voters say they'll vote for Obama should he become the nominee. Nineteen percent say they'll go for Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and 13% say they won't vote.

Sixty percent of Obama voters say they'll go for Clinton should she win the nomination, with 20% opting for McCain, and three percent saying they won't vote.

Grim.

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Steve says: One of the better developments online is Col. O. P. Ditch's Vets4McCain. I hope every veteran and active duty military man or woman will go there to register their support for John McCain.

There are 25 million veterans in the U.S., the vast majority of whom vote (and all of them have families and friends). I hope at least one permanent staff member for McCain works specifically on veterans and active military of African descent.

Right now, it looks as if McCain might get as much as 15% of the Black vote nationally (as compared to the Republicans' usual 8%). If he can get 15%, he will win by a big margin in Ohio, PA, and NJ, the states I'm focusing on. McCain has a chance to win nearly every county in PA, with the exception of Philadelphia and Allegheny (Pittsburgh). But to prevail, he has to cut into the usual huge Black majorities for Democrats in Philly and Pittsburgh. There are strong indications he can do just that.

In 2004, George W. Bush had a narrow loss (51% to 48%) in Pennsylvania. It looks as if McCain, with his strong backing among Independents, will do much better. Also, as the Franklin & Marshall College poll demonstrates, McCain should pick up strong support among PA's moderate to conservative Democrats.

Nearly half of Hillary Clinton's supporters -- and she will win the Pennsylvania Primary by a big margin -- may vote for McCain. That's extremely bad news for the presumptive Democratic nominee: Barack Obama.

Clearly, the anti-American and racist comments by Obama's vulgar "spiritual advisor," Rev. Jeremiah Wright are hurting the Senator among voters. Since Wright is an egomaniac, don't look for him to go away (or shut up) -- and look for Obama's troubles to multiply.