Wisconsin Delegate to Vote for McCain
By Don | June 14, 2008
Debra Bartoshevich an elected delegate to the Democratic National Covention has publicly announced that she plans to vote for John McCain in November. Bartoshevich is an ardent Clinton supporter and is not happy at her loss,
From the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
“I’m sure people are going to be upset with me,” said Bartoshevich, a 41-year-old emergency room nurse from Waterford in Racine County, and convention delegate pledged to Clinton.
Joe Wineke, chairman of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, reacted with disbelief when first told Friday afternoon that one of his state party delegates is now a McCain supporter.
“Not a delegate? To the national convention?” said Wineke, who was getting ready for the start of the Wisconsin state party convention Friday in Stevens Point.
“We have a Clinton national (convention) delegate who says she’s voting for John McCain?” Wineke repeated, for clarification. “I’ve never heard of such a thing.”
Wineke said “almost everybody I know who was for Hillary” is solidly behind Obama now. As for Bartoshevich, he said, “my suspicion is she doesn’t know what she’s getting into” because “the delegates to this convention will be very upset.”
There have been rumblings from Clinton supporters that this would happen, but most pundits felt that this was an idle threat and more of a ploy to convince Obama to pick Clinton as his runniing mate. They may have to rethink their position if more Clinton supporters join Bartoshevich.
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June 16 at 10:35 am | #1 | Link
Dang, ain’t this jist great? Least ways this Democrat vote for McCain’s gonna add one more to the millions already seeing the Commie Lights of Obamassiah’s Tax-n-Spend plots. Maybe there’s hope for real Americans yet!