Reply #34: Are you so sure Refugs are breaking for Obama?

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Some area Republicans try to help party by faking left, going right
By AMAN BATHEJAStar-Telegram staff writer
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Allan Saxe wants John McCain to be the next president. That's why he voted for Hillary Clinton on Wednesday.

Saxe, a political science professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, is one of an untold number of local Republicans voting in the Democratic primary.

Though many are doing so because they favor a Democratic candidate, some are voting less with their hearts than their heads.

"She'll be easier to defeat," Saxe said, referring to his vote for Clinton.

Early voting started Tuesday, and one trend is abundantly clear: The Democratic race is attracting much more interest than the Republican one. On Tuesday and Wednesday in Tarrant County, 11,336 votes were cast in the Democratic primary, 5,188 in the GOP primary.

Part of the lopsided turnout is likely due to the lopsided nature of the presidential race, where the Democratic front-runners are still neck and neck while many see John McCain as having sewn up the Republican nomination.

Results in recent primaries in other states suggest that Barack Obama is attracting more support from Republicans and independents than Clinton is.

Obama recently coined the term Obamacans for Republicans who have been charmed by his message and charisma. His campaign has cited that crossover effect as a reason he is more electable than Clinton.

On the other hand, prominent Republicans including controversial commentator Ann Coulter have said Clinton is preferable to either McCain or Obama because she is more conservative on key issues such as national security