Wendell Gunn, a conservative, wrote Obama when he sent him a campaign contribution:
My contribution to your campaign is based on hope and change: My hope that you will change your mind on the tax and economic policies you are proposing.
That’s strangely apt. I do not think there has been another presidential contender in history with such a large fraction of supporters who actually hope he has been lying. And yes, I am one of them too. Mea Culpa.
Of course, Obama’s obvious intelligence doesn’t hurt, nor does the fact that at least on the important issues of war, foreign policy, civil liberties and domestic surveillance, he is so much better than McCain.
Here’s a nice article with quotes from some prominent conservative and libertarian Obama backers.
