With that in mind I went through several web sites and came up with this list. By no means is this a complete and/or official list, it's just what I have found. If you see any corrections or anyone missing, let me know. This also begs the question, does Rush and the other "right-wingers" think these Republicans "crossed party lines" only because of race?
Republicans, former Republicans and People with Republican ties who have endorsed Obama.
Ken Adelman, current member of the Pentagon's Defense Policy Board; former advisor to President Ronald Reagan; former Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; former deputy U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
Wick Allison Former publisher of National Review
Jack Antaramian, Florida real estate developer and Bush fundraiser
Carolyn Abshire, the wife of former NATO Ambassador under George H.W. Bush
Christopher Buckley, author, son of legendary conservative William F. Buckley, Jr.
Kirbyjon Caldwell, President George W. Bush's spiritual advisor.
Arne Carlson Former Minnesota Governor
Lincoln Chafee (I-RI), (R-RI while in office) Fmr. Sen.
Dr. Louise White Cashin, former director, National Teacher Corps, Dept. of Education in the Nixon Administration
Eileen Doherty, a former Reagan White House Communications office staffer;
David Durenberger Former Minnesota Senator
Julie Nixon Eisenhower, daughter of former President Richard Nixon, granddaughter-in law of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter of Dwight D. Eisenhower and president of the Eisenhower Institute.
Francis Fukuyama, author, key figure in the rise of neoconservatism.
Antoinette Ford, former Presidential Appointee in the Nixon, Reagan and Bush Administrations
Terry Golden, the former Assistant Secretary of Treasury and Administrator of the General Services Administration under former President Ronald Reagan
CC Goldwater, granddaughter of former Republican senator and presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.
Lilibet Hagel, wife of Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
Rita E. Hauser, Former White House intelligence advisor for George W. Bush
Mrs Richard Helms, the wife of Richard Helms, Richard Nixon's CIA chief
Christopher Hitchens, author and essayist loosely affiliated with neo-conservative foreign policy.
Linwood Holton (R-VA) Fmr. Governor Linwood Holton (R-VA),
Dennis Hopper Actor and former Bush supporter
Larry Hunter, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Policy Innovation and Chief Economist for the Free Enterprise Fund, former Reagan policy advisor
John Hutson, USN (ret.) Rear Admiral , former Judge Advocate General of the Navy and the current dean and president of Franklin Pierce Law Center.
Noel Koch, former Special Assistant to President Nixon; former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
Douglas Kmiec, legal counsel to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, and co-chairman of Romney's Committee for the Courts and the Constitution
Mandy Locke, a veteran of Bob Dole's Presidential Campaign and press aide to Elizabeth Dole;
Jim Leach (R-IA) Fmr. Congressman
Stephanie E. Myers, the former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at Health and Human Services under Reagan
Sarah Mathias, the daughter in law of former Senator Charles Mathias (R);
Scott McClellan, White House Press Secretary under George W. Bush from 2003-2006.
Tricia Mosley, former staffer to Senator Strom Thurmond
Georgia Nassikas, the sister of former Senator Lincoln Chafee (R-RI).
Paul O'Neill, United States Secretary of the Treasury from 2001-02 under George W. Bush
Kathleen Hensley Portalski, half-sister of John McCain's wife, Cindy Hensley McCain
Nathan Portalski, nephew of John McCain's wife, Cindy Hensley McCain
Dorothy Peterson, wife of Former New Hampshire Governor and Republican Walter Peterson
Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, National Security Advisor, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Alma Rangel, wife of Rep. Charles B. Rangel
David Ruder, Chairman of the Securities & Exchange Commission under President Ronald Reagan
Richard Riordan (R-CA) Fmr. Mayor of Los Angeles
Willa Hall Smith, the former Associate Director of Public Liaison to President George H.W. Bush;
Beverley Stanley, the widow of Ralph Stanley, Chair of UMPTA under Reagan,
Katherine Schwarzenegger, daughter of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Michael Smerconish Radio Host
Frank Schaeffer, pro-life advocate and the son of evangelist Francis Schaeffer.
Rabbi Ethan Tucker, stepson of Sen. Joe Lieberman who spoke at the Republican convention.
Lou Thieblemont Mayor of Camp Hill, Penn. Thieblemont switched his party registration from Republican to Democrat so that he could vote for Obama in the Pennsylvania primary.
Lowell P. Weicker Jr. (I-CT), (R-CT, while in office) Fmr. Governor and Senator
Ken Wilson, a former DC Republican Committeeman and a "Bush 41 Eagle Fundraiser;"
Jim Whitaker Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor endorsed Obama and delivered a speech on the second day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.
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