El ex Congresista demócrata Artur Davis, de Alabama, fue co-presidente de la campaña presidencial de Obama en 2008 y uno de los encargados de secundar su nominación en la convención demócrata de aquel año en Denver. Afroamericano formado, igual que el Presidente, en la escuela de leyes de la Universidad de Harvard, fue presidente del New Democrat Coalition, una coalición de legisladores demócratas centristas de la Cámara de Representantes, y estuvo considerado como uno de los políticos negros con más futuro.
Este año está apoyando a Mitt Romney. El cambio, como casi todo en política, seguramente esté motivado por razones puramente egoístas. Habrá visto que le es difícil hacer carrera política como demócrata en Alabama más allá de su distrito negro, y quiere utilizar su apoyo a Romney para introducirse en círculos republicanos y lanzarse en una candidatura como republicano en un par de años por Virginia, donde ahora vive. Pero no deja de ser importante su deserción, en cuanto a lo que nos dice sobre que Obama ha perdido apoyos más que ganado en estos cuatro años.
The Washington Post:
Former congressman Artur Davis from Alabama, who officially seconded President Obama’s nomination at the 2008 Democratic convention, said on Wednesday that he will cap off a remarkable political metamorphosis by addressing the Republican convention this year — calling for Obama’s defeat.
Davis said in a telephone interview that he had been given a speaking slot at the Republican convention in Tampa later this month. Davis said he was not sure yet of the day on which he would speak.
But Davis said he planned to speak for millions of Americans who, like him, had traced a path from hope to disillusionment with Obama. After spending his entire political career as a Democrat, Davis declared earlier this year that he was a Republican.
“The one thing that I can bring to the table is to be something of a voice for that group of people,” Davis said in announcing his speaking slot.
Davis has since become a vocal advocate for Mitt Romney in Virginia, where he now lives. On Wednesday, he spoke on Romney’s behalf at an event in Ballston, attacking Vice President Biden for a recent comment that Republicans would put voters “back in chains.”
At the convention, Davis said he would speak about areas where he felt Obama had failed to deliver on his promises from 2008.
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