my heart is breaking. my daughter is turning into a republican

[Aristus]

11. Don't give up hope. She may return to her upbringing.

I was raised by unreconstructed, old-school Kennedy liberals. (My mother even marched in JFK's inaugural parade). I turned hard right during the Reagan years; I was a huge fan of RR, mainly because I didn't know a thing about politics. My first Presidential election in 1988, I voted for Bush Sr. My mother was furious. I didn't care.

In '92 I voted for Bush again.

After the horror of the '94 mid-terms, I began to re-examine my political leanings, & juxtaposing them with my actual ideological beliefs. I've always been a liberal at heart.

In '96, I voted proudly for Bill Clinton, and I've never cast a vote for a Repub since.

And my motto, as most long-time DU-ers know, is: "Liberal till I DIE, motherfuckers!"

I hope your daughter will return to the fold, as much for her own sake, as for yours...