| − | "Their reasons for defecting from GOP presidential candidate [[John McCain]] range from the war in Iraq to overspending in Washington and indicate displeasure not just with McCain’s candidacy, but with the Republican Party as a whole." <ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/lee_chafee_obama/2008/08/13/121616.html Leach, Chafee Cross Party Lines, Back Obama], Jim Meyers, ''NewsMax'', August 13, 2008</ref> | + | "Their reasons for defecting from GOP presidential candidate [[John McCain]] range from the war in Iraq to overspending in Washington and indicate displeasure not just with McCain’s candidacy, but with the Republican Party as a whole." <ref>[https://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/lee_chafee_obama/2008/08/13/121616.html Leach, Chafee Cross Party Lines, Back Obama], Jim Meyers, ''NewsMax'', August 13, 2008</ref> |
| | *[[Dorothy Danforth Burlin]] - a Washington lawyer who is the daughter of former [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[John Danforth]], another moderate Republican. | | *[[Dorothy Danforth Burlin]] - a Washington lawyer who is the daughter of former [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[John Danforth]], another moderate Republican. |