Some Democrats jump party lines for McCain
Kevin DuJan, a lifelong Democrat, was so dedicated to his party that he once abandoned a blind date to avoid going out with a Republican.
“In third grade, the teacher asked us the difference between Democrats and Republicans, and I got up without thinking and said, ‘Democrats are good, Republicans are evil.’ That’s what I really thought,” the 32-year-old said.
Never would he have thought that he’d be campaigning for U.S. Sen. John McCain this election season but, as the chairman of the DeMcCrats for McCain in Illinois, DuJan heads a group of about 400 Chicago-area voters who have crossed party lines to support the Republican nominee.
“The Democratic Party doesn’t deserve our loyalty because of the way they’ve been behaving. Some of us just woke up and we thought that we had to decide who is best to lead this country,” DuJan said.
Many of the DeMcCrats are former Hillary Clinton supporters who think U.S. Sen. Barack Obama’s charisma and message of change aren’t enough to overcome his lack of experience and what they see as his far left ideals.
“If we’re talking about uniting the country and coming across party lines, we need someone who’s moderate,” said Alexandra Stabrawa, a 22-year-old Columbia College student who joined with the DeMcCrats after Obama was named the party’s nominee.
“I honestly think John McCain is the best person to lead the country at this point in time,” Stabrawa said.
Stabrawa and DuJan said working with Republicans has been surprisingly easy; it’s the Obama supporters who have shown unexpected hostility.
“To open up to the other side has been really interesting because I’ve met a lot of people who share the same line of thinking with me,” Stabrawa said. “Half the country believes one thing, and one half believes the other and to try and ignore that, I just can’t do it anymore.
“I’m ready to come together and overcome this.”
DuJan said, “I’m trying to put my country before my party. I was never mature enough before to see that we have a lot more in common and what it all boils down to is wanting the best for the country.”
This weekend, the DeMcCrats are hosting a free bus trip to Ohio to canvass in the Cleveland area.
The DeMcCrats and the Chicago Young Republicans are hosting a results party Tuesday at the Hilton Chicago hotel, across from Obama’s rally at Grant Park.
“No one in our group can recall anything of this time and scale between Democrats and Republicans,” said DuJan, who said the DeMcCrats have already raised $6,600 for the event.
“If I can give Obama any compliment, it’s that he brought together Democrats and Republicans like never before,” DuJan said.
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