If Republican media strategist Mark McKinnon likes Barack Obama so much that he's stepping down from the McCain campaign, how can McKinnon credibly claim he won't be actually voting for the Democrat? CNN reports:
In a 2007 interview with Cox News, McKinnon said he would vote for McCain, but "I just don't want to work against an Obama candidacy." He added that if Obama were to reach the White House, it "would send a great message to the country and the world."
The McCain campaign says McKinnon will remain a “major supporter” of the McCain's presidential bid
So, if I understand him correctly, McKinnon believes Obama's election would be such a positive step for the United States and the world that he won't work against it. But he also won't participate as a citizen in actually affecting the positive change in question. Either that or he's totally voting Obama and just doesn't want to spit in the face of the candidate who's been cutting him a paycheck. Slimy.
--Dana Goldstein
