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#REDIRECT [[Democratic and liberal support for John McCain in 2008#McCain_campaign_efforts_to_recruit_Democratic_support]] |
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'''Debra Bartoshevich''' is a 41-year-old emergency room nurse from [[Wisconsin]]<ref> |
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[http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=762052 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]</ref> featured in an August 2008 national television ad produced by the [[John McCain presidential campaign, 2008|John McCain presidential campaign]]. In the ad, Bartoshevich declares herself "a proud [[Hillary Clinton]] Democrat" who will vote for [[John McCain]], rather than [[Barack Obama]], in the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 presidential election]].<ref> |
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[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/25/AR2008082502104.html Washington Post August 25, 2008] </ref> |
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On May 4, 2008, Bartoshevich was one of four people from Racine County, Wisconsin selected by a local Democratic caucus as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. The [[Racine, Wisconsin]] ''Journal Time'' quotes her, "in a speech before the votes were cast" telling other delegates “I support her because of her universal health care plan .. I see the devastating consequences of diseases on the uninsured." <ref>[http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2008/05/05/local_news/doc481e8f5b068f6954805776.txt Journal Times May 5, 2008]</ref> |
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Bartoshevich can be seen on [[You Tube]] telling a television interviewer that she was contacted by the McCain campaign "approximately three minutes" after Hillary Clinton's June 5 speech suspending her campaign for the presidency. Describing herself as a "member of the Wisconsin [[Democrat Party (phrase)|Democrat Party]]" (sic) who has "always voted Democrat" but a "new person" at the caucus, she told the interviewer that when she signed a pledge to support the "Democrat nominee" she believed the paper was just a sign-in sheet. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJm-56iKMAo YouTube video from ABC affiliate WISN.com]</ref> |
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In June 2008, the ''Journal Times'' reported a dramatic response to the June 13 statement by Bartoshevich (who was at that time an official Clinton delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]]) that she would vote for McCain in November. The Wisconsin Democratic Party then voted to replace her as a delegate to the Denver convention, citing a [[Democratic National Committee]] rule that requires delegates to support the party’s nominee.<ref> |
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[http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2008/06/15/local_news/doc4855e2e2a61fd537189960.txt Journal Times June 15, 2008]</ref> Bartoshevich's delegate slot was given to another Clinton supporter, Marilyn Nemeth, who had received the next-highest number of caucus votes. <ref> [http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date=7/25/2008&id=43793 Journal Sentinel july 25, 2008]</ref> |
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According to the [[Associated Press]], McCain himself traveled to Racine in July, where he met with Bartoshevich before introducing her and her family to a campaign gathering of about 1,000 people.<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iNxTApa2sQRu0Xx99P3jt2bEXw7gD9290DR80 AP July 31, 2008]</ref> |
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On August 25, the new ad (called "Debra") was launched.<ref>[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hKMDKzq3AMZKW6Esv_gH7lxSxWhAD92PIS2G3 AP August 25, 2008]</ref> A second McCain ad launched the same day (called "Passed Over") also urged Hillary Clinton's followers to switch allegiance to McCain.<ref>[http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/08/23/new-mccain-ad-gets-more-personal/ WSJ August 23, 2008]</ref> |
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Also on August 25, Bartoshevich was made the central figure of a press conference sponsored by the [[Republican National Committee]] and hosted by [[Carly Fiorina]].<ref>[http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/rnc-fiorina-penny-bartoshevich-ruccia/story.aspx?guid=%7BB991FC0D-53AD-499D-BF48-0465E9EDB662%7D&dist=hppr Marketwatch]</ref> Bartoshevich (who is pro-choice) was asked about McCain's views on [[Roe v. Wade]]. Her response ("Going back to 1999, John McCain did an interview with the [[San Francisco Chronicle]] saying that overturning Roe v. Wade would not make any sense, because then women would have to have illegal abortions") raised questions, because McCain's current position is that Roe v. Wade should be overturned.<ref> |
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[http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/08/from_the_rnc_podium_mccain_doe.html Time]</ref><ref> |
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[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17222147/ MSNBC]</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[McCain Democrat]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bartoshevich}} |
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[[Category:Wisconsin Democrats]] |
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[[Category:United States presidential election, 2008]] |