Why would a Republican in Indiana vote for Obama? Your thoughts?

Because this is the strategy of the republicans.

Carl Rove said early in the primary elections that he had a strategy to get another republican in the white house in November.

The strategy was hurry to nominate a Republican candidate

then get republicans to vote for Obama in the remaining

primaries/caucus.This would get Hillary out of the race.

Then all those republicans that voted for Obama in the primaries will vote for MC Cain in november.The Republicans are raising a false hope with Obama.

The republicans can't win if Hillary is the Nominee because all they have to slam her with is what her husband did in the white house.And she shouldn't have to pay for something that her husband did.

At this point, I think all the conventional wisdom of who would most likely win against McCain in the fall election is out the window. When this whole contest began, conservatives were gleeful at the thought of going up against Hillary in November. With the emergence of Rev. Wright, Rezko, Ayres, etc., Obama started looking more like the weaker candidate. So far, with the way things have been going this election cycle, anything can happen in the general election. It looks to be a really interesting few months until then.

That really does not say anything bad about Barack, it says a lot more about how stupid some Republicans are. Barack has already been in a lot more pressure than he ever will be in the general election and he polls well in cities (The areas Dems need to win because the country areas wont vote for them). Hilary wont be able to win the country areas in the general election.

Anyone who votes for a person they don't support should be fined and anyone promoting such actions should be jailed as attempting to disrupt the democratic process.

Strategic voting isn't democracy, unless you live in Russia, Cuba, or Venezuela.

With that being said, it will be incrediby ironic if the Republicans help Obama get into the Whitehouse.

Normal Republicans won't vote for either Obama or Hillary. They don't exactly want McCain either but he's the least of the worst.

The only reason I can come up with is they feel like he'd be easier to beat in the general election. I'm not so sure of that myself. Or they could be totally disenfranchiesd with the Rep. party. But to swing to the total opposite end of the spectrum with Obama is crazy. Obama is like the anti-Repub. with his views.

you have answered your own question.

Just for the record - this is a long time practice of both parties. So for all those spouting harted at Republicans for doing this and calling them desprate, you should look in the mirror.

Yeah, there is no correlation between representative democracy and democracy, aside from some vocabulary crossover, and the fact that voting happens.

Many other Republicans voted for Obama, and will stick with him because they are tired of the Bush/McCain War

Obama is a republican gift that keeps on giving. Go Barry O'bigot go!