Dem superdelegate Goubeaux shocked at Palin choice

Ohio Democratic Party superdelegate and committee member Enid Goubeaux was shocked at the news of Sarah Palin becoming John McCain's vice presidential choice when reached by PolitickerOH.com.

"Did he really do this? I heard the rumor," she said. "I'm very surprised at the choice. In the first place, what I know about Governor Palin is that she has very extreme views. I see hardly the person I would have selected if i were a 72-year-old candidate to succeed me as president of the United States."

Goubeaux said she didn't think Hillary Clinton primary voters would be swayed to the Republicans with Palin on the ticket.

"Any Hillary voters that are going to be swayed are going to be swayed to McCain until they really finds out wha this record is," she said. "Mrs. Palin is savagely anti-choice."

Goubeaux endorsed Obama for president in April and was at the Democratic convention last week. She said her experience was that most Clinton supporters are on Obama's side, though some are still sticking to Clinton.

"The strong Hillary people I've spoken to has come over already. Now there is the lunatic fringe out there and believe me, these people are lunatics. And I'm afraid for Senator Clinton because they're so obsessed with her," she said. "The Hillary delegates I've talked to know what our mission is."