Seriously, calling oneself a “lifelong Republican” who is now voting for a Democrat, is almost ritually a lie. Every time I read that, sure enough, it is some long time Democrat pretending to be a Republican.
We used to call them Republican butts. They would preface every statement with “I’m a Republican but...” Most every time it was discovered that they were Democrats, some lifelong. I guess they’re dusting that one off.
Exactly.
One such poster on a message board I caught in that lie, claiming she was a registered Republican who was going to vote for McCain until he chose Palin for his running mate. It was then she said that she switched over to the Obama camp. I got a little suspicious and looked up her posting history. Sure enough, MONTHS before Palin was nominated I saw her many different times declaring her support and intention to vote for Obama. I posted my findings on the thread and she responded to that by blocking me so that I couldnt look up her posting history anymore.