Protesting Bush

I doubt this will happen if things come down to this one guy, but a Republican elector in West Virginia claims that if Bush wins his state, he may not cast his electoral vote for him when the time comes:

"I think President Bush needs to get the message from people across the this country, including Republicans, that his strategy in national security and his economic policies need (to be) revisited," South Charleston Mayor Richie Robb said Wednesday.

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"My job is to exercise my best judgment. That's how I've always done it. That's how I intend to do it." said Robb, who added that he was not in the room when he was named an elector and did not seek it.

He said he has long opposed the war in Iraq and is troubled by the sluggish economy, which has resulted in the recent layoffs of more than 1,000 people in his own city.

"I see an erosion of the middle class in this country and a disparity in income levels I think is unhealthy for this country and its future," Robb said.

The mayor said he also is angry about television ads by Swift Boat Veterans For Truth attacking Kerry's war record.

Robb, who won a Bronze Star in Vietnam, said veterans attacking someone's record "when their candidate dodged Vietnam, to me that type of conduct is going over the line." Bush served in the Texas Air National Guard during the war.

A protest vote against Bush really means nothing in the overall scheme of things. Just another footnote in history if it comes true.

Now if he could recruit some followers...