Not quite right! The ones that put Obama over the top were the Republicans who had had their fill with neocons like GW Bush and John McCain. He could never have been elected without the Republican cross over vote.
I don't buy that for a second. If you have some "proof", I'd like to see it. It was the young and the undeclared moderates that put him over. I'd guess that there are about 40% Republican in this country. Obama garnered well under 60% of the vote, so I doubt he had much in the way of cross over Republicans.
Are your fingers broken?.........OK! Here's a little info to get you started.
RepublicansforObama.org was founded in December 2006 by John Martin, a US Navy reservist.[4] The organization grew to include over 2,500 registered members from across the United States, and was featured in USA Today, The New Yorker and other media throughout the 2008 Presidential Campaign.[5][6][7]
Conservative praise for Obama was highlighted in the conservative Insight Magazine in July 2007. Insight's story focused on Obama's character as contrasted with the then Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.[8][dead link] In January 2008, Andrew Sullivan of The Atlantic also praised Obama's character and personality.[9] In March 2008, Andrew Bacevich, writing in The American Conservative, said that "principled conservatives" should consider voting for Obama since he promised a quick end to the Iraq war; which Bacevich said had contributed to the growth of federal and presidential power.[10] Bruce Bartlett, writing in the New Republic, cited Obama's opposition to the Iraq war as the main issue which appealed to conservatives. Also mentioned were his opposition to some parts of the PATRIOT Act and his possible support for school vouchers.
The Republican party reported a total of 700 Republican voters in Iowa who voted for Obama during the January 2008 caucuses, and 500 in Colorado during their February 2008 caucuses.[15] Polls in late February 2008, the height of the Democratic primaries and the point at which the Republicans had virtually decided on John McCain, showed that up to 14% of Republicans supported Obama.[16] Some disenchanted or moderate Republican donors who contributed to the George Bush campaign in 2004 have donated to the Obama campaign.[17]
Republican elected officials who endorsed Obama
Former Illinois Congressman and former Republican and Independent presidential candidate in the 1980 presidential election, John B. Anderson. [24] Anderson left the Republican party in 1980 to continue his then-presidential candidacy as an Independent.
Former Minnesota Governor Arne Carlson[25]
Former Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee.[26] Two years later, he was elected Governor of Rhode Island as an Independent - Obama's avowed neutrality in the race was viewed by some, including the Democratic nominee,[27] as a tacit endorsement of Chafee.
Former Minnesota Senator David Durenberger supported John Kerry in the 2004 election, leaving the Republican Party. He now supports Obama.[28]
Former Oklahoma Congressman Mickey Edwards voted for Obama; announced one day after the election.
Former Kansas Congressman, Nixon Administration Deputy Secretary of Defense and United States Permanent Representative to NATO Robert F. Ellsworth[29]
Former Maryland Congressman Wayne Gilchrest (who was an outgoing incumbent at the time) told WBAL-TV that he voted for Obama in a January interview.[30]
Former Virginia Governor Linwood Holton, father-in-law of former Governor Tim Kaine (D-VA)[31]
Former Iowa Congressman Jim Leach[32]
Former Maryland Senator Charles Mathias, Jr.[33] Mathias was a liberal Republican who was often at odds with the conservative wing of the party as a senator.
Former South Dakota Senator Larry Pressler[34]
Former Connecticut Governor and Senator Lowell Weicker. Weicker left the Republican Party in 1988 after a campaign in which prominent Republicans supported his opponent, Joe Lieberman. He supported Democrat Bill Bradley in 2000 and Howard Dean in 2004 for the presidency.
Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld[35]
Mayor Lou Thieblemont of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Thieblemont switched his party registration from Republican to Democrat so that he could vote for Obama in the Pennsylvania primary.[36]
Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Jim Whitaker endorsed Obama and delivered a speech on the second day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.
Just a small list of Republicans supported Obama. I personally know Republicans who voted for him.
Before the last election, I never heard a Republican say he would vote for a Democrat. But the Liberal GW Bush and the terrible price we have paid because of him, changed a few Republicans thinking about the NEO-CONS! But we still have a way to go it would appear!We are getting ready to repeat the same mistake of the last election.