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This deserves a kick and a rec..! nt MADem Aug 2012 #1
color me skeptical SmileyRose Aug 2012 #2
Yeah, I usually take those "lifelong X party member now voting for Y party" stories NYC Liberal Aug 2012 #5
But it's true, madamesilverspurs Aug 2012 #7
encouraging... marions ghost Aug 2012 #43
Madame, I congratulate you Doc Holliday Aug 2012 #54
I'll admit SmileyRose Aug 2012 #59
But it happens dflprincess Aug 2012 #12
My mom's friend who is in her 80's is voting for Obama. First time she has neverforget Aug 2012 #15
How do you think he won in 2008? Yep. Lifelong republicans sick of the NEW republican party. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #33
Some are not..... backtomn Aug 2012 #36
I Was A Republican Woman FiggyJay Aug 2012 #38
Heck, even Hillary was a "Goldwater Girl" Lifelong Protester Aug 2012 #40
Why? My father was a lifelong ohheckyeah Aug 2012 #41
Well, they're certainly not the brightest bulbs if they're just now figuring out Arugula Latte Aug 2012 #3
Three words: ashling Aug 2012 #8
My sisters ex-partner... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #13
Great, I'm sure that kind of attitude will bring in a boatload more to our side. SlimJimmy Aug 2012 #42
It's sad how little empathy Republican women apparently have - kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #4
I find that is true with most Repubs. Mad_Dem_X Aug 2012 #25
That's what I've seen. Too Third Doctor Aug 2012 #29
it proves azureblue Aug 2012 #39
They are Republicans & therefore missing the empathy chip catbyte Aug 2012 #58
KICK ailsagirl Aug 2012 #6
R money is losing Women by to wide a margin and has zero chance of winning. sarcasmo Aug 2012 #9
big kick AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #10
RepublicansforObama.org GallopingGhost Aug 2012 #11
Good one! And welcome to DU! calimary Aug 2012 #24
Thank you. :) GallopingGhost Aug 2012 #31
It's a dot org, not dot com. Ineeda Aug 2012 #28
Sorry about that. GallopingGhost Aug 2012 #30
You can edit your original post to correct that. Curmudgeoness Aug 2012 #49
Done and thank you! :) GallopingGhost Aug 2012 #51
This just in..... DeSwiss Aug 2012 #14
I know a young man in NE whose mom and grandmoher have switched to Obama!!! secondwind Aug 2012 #16
K&R drm604 Aug 2012 #17
Halfway anyway.The woman who cuts my hair is a hard core Christian conservative abq e streeter Aug 2012 #18
I understand the skepticism but party switches can be the real deal GallopingGhost Aug 2012 #19
You are living proof. Jack Sprat Aug 2012 #21
That's me; spreading sunshine around. lol GallopingGhost Aug 2012 #32
You know, when I was younger the Republican party didn't seem so extreme. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #34
Yes, extremism is now front and center GallopingGhost Aug 2012 #35
Even their sitting the election out is worth a 1/2 vote for O! southerncrone Aug 2012 #20
Right you are. Jack Sprat Aug 2012 #22
very effective ad IMO grantcart Aug 2012 #23
This is a great argument longship Aug 2012 #26
+1 freshwest Aug 2012 #48
My grandmother who is 90 yrs old and has always voted republican Aeroette Aug 2012 #27
My MIL too marions ghost Aug 2012 #44
I wish I knew a Republican woman I could send this to... qwlauren35 Aug 2012 #37
Many guys will support Obama for these very reasons, too! DavidL Aug 2012 #45
Womens issues are mens issues too. luv_mykatz Aug 2012 #46
k&r nt steve2470 Aug 2012 #47
K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2012 #50
Awesome........ Swede Atlanta Aug 2012 #52
Now, now, little ladies, the Republican men are just trying to explain to you what God's will is, tclambert Aug 2012 #53
lol GallopingGhost Aug 2012 #57
Faux said that a couple of those women are actually Democrats, not Republican. Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #55
I heard this too while flipping through the radio today Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2012 #56
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