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TheBlackAdder

(28,182 posts)
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 06:05 PM Feb 2020

My Brother & Sister-in-law, lifetime Independents, just switched to Democratic Party affiliation.

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My father always said to vote split ticket for the strongest government. That philosophy died 3 decades ago.


They are so disgusted with the Republicans, they can never see themselves voting Republican ever again.

My SIL grew up in the military, as her father was a CWO in the Navy and afterwards worked on the Aegis program with a big defense contractor, and she's done with them too.


I never thought I'd see this day.

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My Brother & Sister-in-law, lifetime Independents, just switched to Democratic Party affiliation. (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Feb 2020 OP
Yes! Progress_Dem Feb 2020 #1
Great! Hope more are seeing the light! apcalc Feb 2020 #2
We'll find out in less than 9 months. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #4
"We'll find out in less than 9 months." yortsed snacilbuper Feb 2020 #15
Give or take some voting machine hacking. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #18
Was this spontaneous or was it your cunning plan? jls4561 Feb 2020 #3
It was a plan so cunning you could stick a tail on it and call it a weasel. TheBlackAdder Feb 2020 #5
I hope that this is representative of similar acts across the country. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #6
Great news! Hulk Feb 2020 #7
Good news, indeed...so happy for your family! Karadeniz Feb 2020 #8
My only fear is people switching into the Dem party to support one candidate in the primary.... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #9
Their goal is to remove the traitors and faction that has crept into government. TheBlackAdder Feb 2020 #10
As well they should be... Wounded Bear Feb 2020 #11
It's a small world but I wouldn't want to paint it MaineBlueBear Feb 2020 #12
El gordo de Maralago. Love it! Can I use it? Cousin Dupree Feb 2020 #14
Hurray! MLAA Feb 2020 #13
My brother is almost 62, and his wife is older. This came comepletely out of the blue. TheBlackAdder Feb 2020 #16
Gives me hope! MLAA Feb 2020 #17

TheBlackAdder

(28,182 posts)
5. It was a plan so cunning you could stick a tail on it and call it a weasel.
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 06:18 PM
Feb 2020

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Actually, it caught me out of the blue, on a call today.

The trial with no witnesses was the last straw, the one that broke the camel's back.

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TwilightZone

(25,456 posts)
6. I hope that this is representative of similar acts across the country.
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 06:30 PM
Feb 2020

I'm not sure how anyone still supports these buffoons, but obviously, a lot of people do. I hope more are seeing the light.

 

Hulk

(6,699 posts)
7. Great news!
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 07:17 PM
Feb 2020

THAT makes a difference!

Hearing a repuKKKe switched to independent means nothing to me. They may be ashamed of this disgusting slob in the White House, but most are just hiding from association. I'm guessing the vast majority will be voting repuKKKe even in 2020.

Wounded Bear

(58,634 posts)
9. My only fear is people switching into the Dem party to support one candidate in the primary....
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 07:48 PM
Feb 2020

and then staying home in November if their guy/gal doesn't make the final cut.

Please tell me you're working on this one, too.

TheBlackAdder

(28,182 posts)
10. Their goal is to remove the traitors and faction that has crept into government.
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 07:54 PM
Feb 2020

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They are fucking pissed off, like I've never seen before.

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MaineBlueBear

(18 posts)
12. It's a small world but I wouldn't want to paint it
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 08:00 PM
Feb 2020

My father also worked on the aegis program with a naval subcontractor. He got me onto the ships a couple of times, once to ride the waves during a launch. I wouldn't be surprised if they worked together.

He always said to vote your job but he sees through the lies of El gordo de Maralago. Happy to know he's voting blue, too.

TheBlackAdder

(28,182 posts)
16. My brother is almost 62, and his wife is older. This came comepletely out of the blue.
Thu Feb 6, 2020, 08:50 PM
Feb 2020

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She was in the background on the call, and she's disgusted with Trump, the GOP and what America is becoming.

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