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ooky

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10. Yep. And first time voter.

Reply to GulfCoast66 (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 01:53 PM

Jul 2020

With eyes open she will start a new family tradition. This is good stuff.

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"'I failed my fellow Americans': the white women defecting from Trump" [View all] StarfishSaver Jul 2020 OP

I can understand someone that young and from a Republican family tanyev Jul 2020 #1

When I was 20 years old and in college, I cast my only ever vote for a republican. Blue_true Jul 2020 #12

My wife was born Republican. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #14

You role-modeled a better way for her, and she apparently paid attention. nt Blue_true Jul 2020 #16

Frankly it's the only thing we agree on in life. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #17

I think a number of people are in this boat ... he talked a good line for many and sucked them RKP5637 Jul 2020 #2

With 30 years of lies about Hillary, I can see how some women got suckered Blue_true Jul 2020 #15

The GOP spin machine will one day bring the US down into oblivion. The GOP RKP5637 Jul 2020 #21

The party needs to do a better job of fighting these lies. LiberalFighter Jul 2020 #22

I really don't know what else could have been done to fight the lies. Blue_true Jul 2020 #27

+1 betsuni Jul 2020 #31

Why such a specific list? GreenEyedLefty Jul 2020 #34

Because the assholes on that "specific list" did nothing but attack Hillary during the Fall of 2016. Blue_true Jul 2020 #35

19 from a republican family. She gets a pass from me. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #3

Yep. And first time voter. ooky Jul 2020 #10

Given your profession, it is easy enough for me to see how you would have stayed republican. Blue_true Jul 2020 #18

The sad thing my parents were FDR Democrats! GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #23

If you have friends that do this... Cracklin Charlie Jul 2020 #4

I likewise will cut her some slack. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #5

So many people say they voted "to change things". Boomerproud Jul 2020 #6

It happened in Germany to a few decades back. cstanleytech Jul 2020 #11

This is what I don't get. What was the "change" she was looking for? SMH Solomon Jul 2020 #33

I was her age when I voted for a Republican. Aristus Jul 2020 #7

HW Bush was in some very shady business burrowowl Jul 2020 #29

Out of ALL the turnabout stories I've heard, this is the ONLY one I Ferrets are Cool Jul 2020 #8

She may harbor hopes of running for office but to vote for ANYONE who voted for Trump is... NNadir Jul 2020 #9

She very well could be a democrat now. Blue_true Jul 2020 #19

It's possible she'll grow up, but voting for Trump without much introspection suggests... NNadir Jul 2020 #24

She is from a republican family. Blue_true Jul 2020 #25

So was I. NNadir Jul 2020 #26

I'm glad to hear she's voting for Biden, but crickets Jul 2020 #13

A 19 year old woman at college. Blue_true Jul 2020 #20

Post removed Post removed Jul 2020 #28

I don't hold it against someone that young ibegurpard Jul 2020 #30

"I didn't think Hillary was honest about wanting to help women." betsuni Jul 2020 #32