One of the 23%

I’m a proud member of the 23% who came out during Indiana’s Republican primary to vote against John McCain.

One would think that the presumptive nominee of the Republican party would receive close to 100% of the votes cast in the primary, but such was not to be. The pattern was not unique to Indiana either – in North Carolina there were 26% percent who voted for someone else in the Republican primary, according to USA Today. Likewise, in Pennsylvania before them, there were 27% who went out of their way to vote for someone other than the Republican’s favorite son, John McCain.

McCain should be worried that many of these voters were not just horsing around but are seriously considering not voting for him in the general election. Most would simply stay home rather than defect to the Democrats or pull the lever for McCain.

John McCain simply does not share my values enough for me to vote for him. He is not a conservative on a number of fronts, and there are those like me in huge numbers who simply don’t want him to be President.