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'''Republicans for Obama''' is a [[blog]], [[grassroots]] organization, and social networking site that represents voters who "are [[United States of America|Americans]] first and [[Republican Party|Republicans]] second." <ref>[http://www.republicansforobama.org/?q=about About Republicans for Obama]</ref>
==Members==
"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>
*[[Dorothy Danforth Burlin]] - a Washington lawyer who is the daughter of former [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[John Danforth]], another moderate Republican.
*[[Lincoln Chafee]] - former U.S. senator from [[Rhode Island]].
*[[Rita Hauser]] - fundraiser for Presidents [[George H.W. Bush]] and [[George W. Bush]]. Hauser endorsed Senator [[John F. Kerry]] in 2004, because of her opposition to the Iraq War.
*[[Douglas Kmiec]] - a Republican who served in the Justice Department under President [[Ronald Reagan]] and was a supporter of [[Mitt Romney]] during the Republican primary.
*[[James Leach]] - former U.S. representative from [[Iowa]].
*[[Jim Whitaker]], [[mayor]] of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in [[Alaska]]. <ref>[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/11/obamacans-unite/ Obama-cans Unite], Michael Luo, ''The Caucus Blog - New York Times'', August 11, 2008</ref> <ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-trailleach13-2008aug13,0,515257.story Two Republicans endorse Obama], Kate Linthicum, ''Los Angeles Times'', August 13, 2008</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External Links==
*http://www.republicansforobama.org/ Official Website
[[Category:Politics]]
==Members==
"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>
*[[Dorothy Danforth Burlin]] - a Washington lawyer who is the daughter of former [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[John Danforth]], another moderate Republican.
*[[Lincoln Chafee]] - former U.S. senator from [[Rhode Island]].
*[[Rita Hauser]] - fundraiser for Presidents [[George H.W. Bush]] and [[George W. Bush]]. Hauser endorsed Senator [[John F. Kerry]] in 2004, because of her opposition to the Iraq War.
*[[Douglas Kmiec]] - a Republican who served in the Justice Department under President [[Ronald Reagan]] and was a supporter of [[Mitt Romney]] during the Republican primary.
*[[James Leach]] - former U.S. representative from [[Iowa]].
*[[Jim Whitaker]], [[mayor]] of the Fairbanks North Star Borough in [[Alaska]]. <ref>[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/11/obamacans-unite/ Obama-cans Unite], Michael Luo, ''The Caucus Blog - New York Times'', August 11, 2008</ref> <ref>[http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-trailleach13-2008aug13,0,515257.story Two Republicans endorse Obama], Kate Linthicum, ''Los Angeles Times'', August 13, 2008</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External Links==
*http://www.republicansforobama.org/ Official Website
[[Category:Politics]]