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In reply to the discussion: "It’s Personal Now: Republican Women Explain Why They’re Voting Obama" [View all]abq e streeter
(7,658 posts)18. Halfway anyway.The woman who cuts my hair is a hard core Christian conservative
and while I don't think she can bring herself to vote for Obama, she is pretty disgusted with Romney and her party in general, and will probably sit out the election,and she ALWAYS has voted straight repub.
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"It’s Personal Now: Republican Women Explain Why They’re Voting Obama" [View all]
applegrove
Aug 2012
OP
Yeah, I usually take those "lifelong X party member now voting for Y party" stories
NYC Liberal
Aug 2012
#5
How do you think he won in 2008? Yep. Lifelong republicans sick of the NEW republican party.
progressivebydesign
Aug 2012
#33
Well, they're certainly not the brightest bulbs if they're just now figuring out
Arugula Latte
Aug 2012
#3
Great, I'm sure that kind of attitude will bring in a boatload more to our side.
SlimJimmy
Aug 2012
#42
Halfway anyway.The woman who cuts my hair is a hard core Christian conservative
abq e streeter
Aug 2012
#18
You know, when I was younger the Republican party didn't seem so extreme.
progressivebydesign
Aug 2012
#34
Now, now, little ladies, the Republican men are just trying to explain to you what God's will is,
tclambert
Aug 2012
#53
Faux said that a couple of those women are actually Democrats, not Republican.
Honeycombe8
Aug 2012
#55