Some Michigan backers of President Barack Obama to vote for GOP candidates
Kathleen Gray
Detroit Free Press
2/27/2012
Ernest Johnson expects to wear an Obama T-shirt to the polls Tuesday, but he’ll vote for Republican Ron Paul.
He’s calling on supporters of President Barack Obama to make mischief in Tuesday’s presidential primary by selecting Paul, a Texas congressman he thinks would have no chance against Obama in November.
Other Democrats are urging the party faithful to request a Republican ballot and vote for former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania — a candidate many Democrats think the president could defeat more easily than he could Michigan native Mitt Romney.
Democratic political consultant Joe DiSano sent an e-mail to Michigan Democrats on Sunday, urging them to vote for Santorum, saying he “is only a convenient vessel to embarrass Romney on the national stage.”…
…”This isn’t dirty tricks,” Johnson said. “It’s politics.”…
The complete article is at the Detroit Free Press
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