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Thursday, October 30, 2008

2008 Breaking: New Hampshire Republicans Are Not Real Americans Anymore

Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 12:25 PM

A prominent New Hampshire Republican who was a delegate to the party's nominating convention is quitting John McCain's campaign and endorsing Barack Obama.

Fred Bramante says he is resigning as a member of McCain's New Hampshire Leadership Committee. He had been a co-chairman of Mike Huckabee's New Hampshire presidential campaign and joined McCain after the former Arkansas governor dropped out of the race.

The Corner smells something fishy here.

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To be fair, The Corner has a point [spits on the ground]. The guy says his rationale was that McCain supports school vouchers. Okaaay. A) Didn't we know their positions on education months ago? B) Weirdest single issue vote ever.

Posted by Julie in Chicago on October 30, 2008 at 12:31 PM

@1 re: Single Issue

Well, he is on the state Board of Education.

I think it's hilarious that I saw an ad for that book about how Republicans steal elections on that page.

Posted by Mike in Renton on October 30, 2008 at 12:36 PM

We're all gonna have to line up early to get our new Fake American passports.

Posted by Original Andrew on October 30, 2008 at 12:38 PM

That fishy thing The Corner smells is the rotting corpse of their candidate.

Posted by Fnarf on October 30, 2008 at 12:46 PM

rats fleeing a sinking ship

Posted by mickey in AR on October 30, 2008 at 12:54 PM

@5: That's unfair to rats

Posted by AJ on October 30, 2008 at 1:17 PM

They're lining up to jump ship from Comrade McCain's sinking ship of state ... At least rats have ethics.

Posted by Will in Seattle on October 30, 2008 at 2:06 PM

OK I've known FRED for years and I can tell you he is NO REPUBLICAN so this whole story is BOGUS. He's an educational REJECT who was fired from his job as a teacher in the 1970s or 1980s and thus forever since has had a chip on his shoulder. He is a big LOSER, believe me, I know him personally...yech.. No one cares who he supports. We have more Democrats for McCain to make up for it. I'm also a teacher for McCain.

Posted by FRED IS NOT GOP on October 30, 2008 at 2:49 PM

From the AP, the McCain camp knows just what I've said above for years about FRED; ego and opportunism is what motivates Mr. Bramante. The Associated Press McCain campaign slams Obama NH endorsement October 31, 2008 CONCORD, N.H.—John McCain's campaign is slamming a prominent New Hampshire Republican who has endorsed Barack Obama in the presidential race. Fred Bramante, a delegate to last summer's national GOP convention, endorsed Obama on Thursday. The former chairman and current member of the state Board of Education said he opposes McCain's support of school vouchers, which would give parents taxpayer money to offset the cost of private schooling. McCain's campaign says allowing parents to choose their kids' schools and a commitment to excellence are the heart of his education plan. It says Obama is more aligned with teacher unions than students. And the campaign said Bramante is driven by opportunism and ego instead of determination and loyalty.

Posted by NH on October 31, 2008 at 7:25 AM