68 NH Residents Quit GOP for Obama

by: Sleeping Giant Stirs

Mon Nov 05, 2007 at 19:05:22 PM EST

Some of his NH supporters, which are listed below, have personal profiles maintained on the NHHQ Website. You can find them by going here.

Sixty-Eight New Hampshire Republicans Announce their Support for Obama
Granite State Republicans cite Obama's direct answers, track record of forging bipartisan solutions

MANCHESTER, NH-Sixty-eight New Hampshire Republicans announce today that they have changed party registration to vote for Barack Obama in the primary.  Many of these voters have never supported a Democrat before, but they see Obama as the only candidate in either party who has the character to be honest about where he'll take the country, and the only candidate who has a proven record of bringing people together for real change.

"I've been a Republican all my life, but the challenges we face are too great to choose a candidate based on his party-we need to the choose the candidate who can bring fundamental change to Washington and start getting things done again," said Jerry Spivak, an engineer from Nashua.  "Barack Obama is the only candidate who will be able to break the partisan logjam and inspire Americans to come together around real solutions."

"I've always believed that you can only bring about real change when people come together across party lines, and I've seen what happens when folks put politics aside and get down to work," Senator Obama said.  "If you can't bring people together across the old fault lines, you simply aren't going to be able to make progress on the challenges we face."

The following New Hampshire Republicans publicly announced that they had switched parties to vote for Obama:

Richard Adams, Portsmouth, NH
Samuel Aldridge, Gilford, NH
Colette Awad, Hudson, NH
Shirley Barrett, Dover, NH
Kurt Bellows, Londonderry, NH
Marge Bonneville, Lochmere, NH
Roger Brickner, Haverhill, NH
Rhona Brown, Seabrook, NH
Nancy Bruce, Exeter, NH
Philip Cassady, Merrimack, NH
Ellen Dunbar, Peterborough, NH
James Elberfeld, Nashua, NH 
Shirley Elliot, Antrim, NH
Barbara Fegley, Center Barnstead, NH
Roy Foltan, Bath, NH
Raymond Gagnon, Barrington, NH
Stephen Gambone, Hanover, NH
Gregory Geheb, Nashua, NH
Fred Harwood, Bedford, NH
Brenda Heon, Somersworth, NH
Michael Hill, Pittsfield, NH 
John Hutson, Bow, NH
Cecilia Johnson, Wilmot, NH
William Johnson, Weare, NH
Peter Kayros, Bow, NH
Carol Knight, Hillsborough, NH
George Kurzon, Peterborough, NH
Sarah Kurzon, Peterborough, NH
John Laderoute, Pelham, NH
Virginia Lamberton, Loudon, NH
Edward Largy, Bradford, NH
Angela Lawhorn, Nashua, NH
Patrice Lenzi, Barrington, NH
Clement Lyon, Loudon, NH
Ruth Lyon, Loudon, NH
David Maleham, Milton Mills, NH
Gail Malone, Laconia, NH
Christine Manns, Barrington, NH
Frances Marshall, Concord, NH
Mary Mattise, Amherst, NH
Barbara Mendes, Exeter, NH
Robert McNichol, Bow, NH
Linda McVay, Portsmouth, NH
Anne Middleton, Stratham, NH
Betsy Moore, Conway, NH
Nancy Morehardt, Milford, NH
Mary Morin, Raymond, NH
Olympia O'Neill, Derry, NH
Martha Pasquali, Laconia, NH
Trisha Perin, Hampton, NH
David Pinsonneault, Amherst, NH
Rebecca Pirelli, Milford, NH
Robert Pollard, Portsmouth, NH
Thomas Powers, Thornton, NH
Janet Prevatt, Strafford, NH
Robert Richard, Manchester, NH
Caroline Russell, Meredith, NH
Jane Sander, Rye, NH
Lisa Segal-Bator, Bow, NH
Paul Shea, Pelham, NH
Diane Smaracko, Rollinsford, NH
Stephen Smith, Center Barnstead, NH
Jerry Spivak, Nashua, NH
Isabelle Stache, Manchester, NH
Susan Sundell, Salem, NH
Lawrence Varga, Derry, NH
Priscilla Wentworth, Raymond, NH
Janet Wesson, Springfield, NH

Over 300 Republicans in Iowa and NH declare support for Obama

By Sam Graham-Felsen - Nov 5th, 2007 at 4:06 pm EST 
Today 268 Iowa Republicans announced that they will caucus for Senator Barack Obama and 68 New Hampshire Republicans announced that they had changed their party registration to vote for Barack Obama in the primary, saying he is the only candidate in either party who can break through the gridlock in Washington because he has a proven record of bringing Republicans and Democrats together to solve problems.  In Illinois, Obama bridged the partisan divide to extend health care to 150,000 Illinois families, pass a $100 million tax cut for working families and enact historic ethics reform. 

"With all of the challenges our country faces, we cannot elect a President who will go to Washington and just get bogged down by the same partisan gridlock," Brett Blix said. "That's why I'm supporting Senator Obama even though I'm a Republican. He's the only candidate in either party with a record of bringing Republicans and Democrats together to solve problems, and he will always tell you where he stands even when you disagree. There are thousands of disaffected Republicans like me who are disappointed by President Bush and the Republican presidential candidates who would consider voting for a Democrat who can bring about change we can believe in."

Brett Blix is 30-year-old Iraq war veteran from Northwood, Iowa. He recently switched his party registration so that he can caucus for Senator Obama.

"I've been a Republican all my life, but the challenges we face are too great to choose a candidate based on his party-we need to the choose the candidate who can bring fundamental change to Washington and start getting things done again," Jerry Spivak said.  "Barack Obama is the only candidate who will be able to break the partisan logjam and inspire Americans to come together around real solutions."

Jerry Spivak is a 57-year-old engineer from Nashua, New Hampshire.  He recently switched his party registration so that he can vote for Senator Obama in the primary.

This public support from Republicans is yet another sign of Senator Obama's crossover appeal. Previously, Obama received third place in a poll of Republican Iowa caucus goers - receiving more support from Republicans than Mike Huckabee, John McCain and Sam Brownback combined.

"I've always believed that you can only bring about real change when people come together across party lines, and I've seen what happens when folks put politics aside and get down to work," Senator Obama said. "If you can't bring people together across the old fault lines, you simply aren't going to be able to make progress on the challenges we face."