Politics | Election 2008 Shhh. Don't Tell: I'm Voting for Obama Disgusted Republicans could cancel out Bradley Effect By Gabriel Winant Posted Oct 22, 2008 2:02 PM CDT Copied Richard Bigger, the Democratic chairman for Henderson County talks about Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in Oquawka, Ill., Wednesday Oct. 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman) There are plenty of unpredictable factors that might elude pollsters, Kathleen Parker writes in the Washington Post. Most famous is the Bradley Effect. “While some have minimized the impact of a Bradley Effect in this election, we'd be wrong to discount it. Anti-black has morphed to some degree into anti-foreigner and anti-Muslim.” But there may be a Reverse-Bradley Effect among moderate Republicans horrified by the McCain campaign. If a Reverse-Bradley Effect occurs, it won’t be a positive endorsement of Barack Obama. “Sitting quietly at their desks are an unknown number of discreet conservatives who surprise themselves as they mull their options.” But that’s not a mandate for Obama—it’s a prayer for centrism and sobriety. Read These Next That 'buy now, pay later' loan may soon hit your credit score. Cops: Arizona 5th graders drew up plot to 'end' a classmate. The Bezos-Sanchez wedding: guest list, cost, the dress, and more. Hall of Famer Dave Parker dies Report an error