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<p>A reader writes:</p>
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<p>So I&#8217;m at lunch today with coworkers, here in Columbus, Ohio, and the primaries of course are the hot topic of discussion. The group, mostly conservative, Republican leaning White Anglo-Saxon Protestants, agrees across the board they will be voting for a Democrat tomorrow because McCain is a lock in our collective opinion for the GOP nomination.&nbsp; </p>
<p>Now what shocked me was how many of the group (a majority in fact) are voting for Hillary because they like McCain&#8217;s chances this fall against her better than against Obama. In fact as I prod more, they to a man admit they&#8217;d rather see Obama in the White House than Clinton, but ultimately their allegiance is to McCain, hence the vote for Clinton. </p>
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<p>The McCainiacs are trying to select his weakest opponent. Makes perfect sense from their point of view.</p>
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