Group of Republicans voting against party lines

With the recent economic downtown the country is facing many voters have been forced to reflect and analyze their voting preferences.

Some of this reflection has brought about change. Change in which candidate voters are willing to elect and the willingness to look beyond partisan labels.

A growing group of staunch Republicans have begun to cast their ballot for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama. The group has taken the name “Republicans for Obama.”

“There is an increasing number of Republicans voting for Obama,” said Daniel Rubin, spokesman for Obama for America. “Some of these people for Obama voted for Bush twice in past elections.”

Scott Monroe, a Delray Beach teacher and lifelong Republican, changed his party affiliation to Democrat just to vote for Obama in the primary.

He only changed his affiliation to vote for Obama and plans to change it back to Republican after the election is completed.

“I just don’t like the way things are,” Monroe said. “I don’t’ like the current fiscal policy or the social issues that did not get accomplished.”

Mike Rothman can be reached at mkrothman@tribune.com.

Read more about this story in the Nov. 5 issue of the Boynton Forum.

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Mike Rothman
Mike Rothman graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Management. He grew up in South Florida and has been back working here since July 2006. Mike wrote for numerous publications previously including the Gainesville Sun, GatorBait Magazine and Inspin.com, where he was the NBA Expert.

When Mike is not hitting the streets of Boynton Beach and Delray Beach looking for stories, he can be found playing sports or spending time with friends.

He also enjoys provoking his fellow Hometown Downtown columnist, Dave DiPino, for the sake of good stories, of course. He can be reached at mkrothman@tribune.com or at 954-871-1233.