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NO ONE Expects the Wayne Gilchrest Endorsement!
Hit & Run — Maryland Republican Rep. Wayne Gilchrest, defeated in a three-way primary for re-election this year, is backing Barack Obama. Justifying his endorsement of Obama, Gilchrest said that "we can't use four more years of the same kind of policy that's somewhat haphazard, which leads to recklessness. "Obama and his running mate, Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), "have the breadth of experience. I think they're prudent. They're knowledgable." I'm not too surprised, based on what Gilchrest told me in 2007, referring to McCain and ...

Look, Over There, a PUMA!
Matthew Yglesias — Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) decides to break with the GOP and endorse Barack Obama: I can’t help but notice that Gilchrest’s endorsement of Obama/Biden came the same day as Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild’s endorsement of McCain/Palin. One is a sitting Republican member of Congress, one is a member of the DNC’s platform committee. Why is the former treated as less significant than the latter? Maybe it’s because the vast majority of the campaign press consist of immoral and incompetent people, but ...

House Republican throws his support to Obama
Political Animal — HOUSE REPUBLICAN THROWS HIS SUPPORT TO OBAMA.... There are 434 members of the House, and none of them has broken ranks to support the other party's presidential candidate. With that in mind, I found this pretty interesting. Rep. Wayne Gilchrest, a maverick Republican from Maryland, endorsed Illinois Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president in an interview Wednesday with WYPR, Baltimore's National Public Radio station. Gilchrest, who lost a primary campaign and is retiring from Congress, has already endorsed the Democrat running for his seat, Frank Kratovil. Justifying his ...

The Daily Bric-A-Brac: Game Is Changed
The Atlantic Politics Channel — A former publisher of National Review endorses Obama, as does Rep. Wayne Gilchrist of Maryland, a Republican. Eight new battleground state polls courtesy of Charles Franklin and the University of Wisconsin are here. How many game-changers can there possibly be? A president can fire the Chairman of the SEC. No he can't. Yes he can. No he can't. Yes he can, yes he...well, not directly... This is an actual AP lede: "John McCain either doesn't want to meet ...

I Hope the First of Many
Booman Tribune — Welcome back from the Dark Side , Mr. Gilchrest. Rep. Wayne Gilchrest, a maverick Republican from Maryland, endorsed Illinois Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president in an interview Wednesday with WYPR, Baltimore's National Public Radio station. Gilchrest, who lost a primary campaign and is retiring from Congress, has already endorsed the Democrat running for his seat, Frank Kratovil. Justifying his endorsement of Obama, Gilchrest said that "we can't use four more years of the same kind of policy that's somewhat haphazard, which leads to recklessness." Obama and his ...

Congressional Goings On From Vermont To Missouri
DownWithTyranny! — ... for the vice-presidency, let alone the presidency. On top of that, the only Republican moderate in the House of Representatives, Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) endorsed Obama yesterday, calling the Democratic nominee "prudent, knowledgeable...(and that) we can't use four more years of the same kind of policy that's hazardous and leads to recklessness." ...

What a "maverick Republican" looks like.
Upper Left — ... Rep. Wayne Gilchrest, a maverick Republican from Maryland, endorsed Illinois Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president in an interview Wednesday with WYPR, Baltimore's National Public Radio station. ...

Another Republican for Obama
The Republic of T. — Step aside Christopher Buckley. Likewise, Lincoln Chafee and Jim Leach, Susan Eisenhower, Mrs. Hagel, Ms. Drew, Rep. Gilchrest, and others. Or at least make room for one more. Perhaps one of the most significant Republican endorsements for Barack Obama is now confirmed. ...