Oh my...you don't actually believe these people are really former committed Republicans, do you? The only way it could be more obvious is if their last name was "Seminar."
Hey, I'm the cynic, here!! And this...
"lifelong ... anti-big government conservative Republican who campaigned for Robert Dole in 1996"
...says Republican to me! But then, I believe people can change their minds without being somehow defective.