Lynn Forester De Rothschild to Back McCain and Not Obama

Obama won't be counting on the support of one of Hillary Clinton's backers, Lynn Forester de Rothschild. According to an AP report, Lynn Forester de Rothschild, who was responsible for raising over $100,000 for the Hillary Clinton campaign, will announce today in Washington that she supports GOP candidate, John McCain. Ms. Forrester de Rothschild is a member of the DNC Platform Committee. Citing the perceived arrogance of Barack Obama and her assertion that Barack Obama can't connect with the average American, Lynn Forester de Rothschild is now throwing her support behind the McCain ticket.

In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece that appeared on September 11, Lynn Forester de Rothschild takes Obama to task on several issues, calling him an elitist who is out of touch with working class Americans. She draws the comparison between Adlai Stevenson and Barack Obama, referring to Obama as the "new, improved Mr. Stevenson..." Adlai Stevenson was the new hope of the Democratic party in the 1950s, but according to Ms. Forester de Rothschild, failed to connect with working class Americans and thus lost the election.

In addition to comparing Obama to a past losing candidate, Lynn Forester de Rothschild goes a step further and asserts that Obama is an elitist. She cites his Berlin speech, the faux Presidential Seal and the Greek columns on stage for his packed stadium acceptance speech at the DNC Convention last month. She asserts that Obama's above-named actions are elitist and only serve to widen the gulf between him and the average American voter.

How are Democrats taking the news of Lynn Forester de Rothschild's endorsement of McCain?