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... There seems to be more at work behind the Republican exodus than the centrifugal forces that have pushed a few prominent conservative opinion leaders away from their party roots.
...The growing list includes Republicans who were governors, senators, congressmen, cabinet officials, military leaders, corporate directors, and even some stodgy old newspaper editors. They are serious people, genuinely concerned about the future of the country, and they are not much given to fads and fluff....
... What is most striking about these high-visibility defections is that that overwhelmingly they come with ringing endorsements. They speak to Obama's skills, abilities, and temperament. Everywhere, except in the occasional tepid endorsement such as the one in the Washington Post, the precipitating factors may be the lead line, but the bulk of these statements is taken up by extraordinary praise for Obama.
