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Who are the Obamacons?

Should conservatives support Barack Obama?

[T]hose of us on the right who pay attention to think tanks, blogs, and little magazines have watched Obama compile a coterie drawn from the movement's most stalwart and impressive thinkers. It's a group that will no doubt grow even larger in the coming months.

The largest group of Obamacons hail from the libertarian wing of the movement....

In nearly every quarter of the movement, you can find conservatives irate over the Iraq war--a war they believe transgresses core principles. And it's this frustration with the war--and McCain's pronouncements about victory at any cost--that has led many conservatives into Obama's arms...

[Some conservatives are] impressed by Obama's rhetorical acumen....

But, if you're looking for the least likely pool of Obamacons, it would be the supply-siders....

ADDED: Here's a set of links backing up the quoted Bruce Barrett article.

Full post as published by Althouse on June 11, 2008 (boomark / email).