Do you have an active friendship with anyone who opposes your political views?

[vaberella]

32. Yeah. You get used to it. My mother was a long life Republican before Katrina.

Aside from Clinton, she supported only Republicans. When Katrina happened, she felt Bush hated Black people. Then moved away, but still kept the thinking process. She's Caribbean, a lot of Caribbean people are actually Republicans. Mainly because of being highly religious and they hate government involvement. Thing is, after Katrina she supported Dems. Mainly Obama. Currently though, you ask her about Obama and she has a myriad of complaints.

My dad was a Dem. Hardcore Dem. Only voted Dem. The first time my dad voted for a Repub it was Bush. Mainly because he did not want to, or did get involved in the Haiti during the Aristide thing. Aristide says otherwise, most Haitian news said America helped him get out, but didn't help the coup d'etat. He did not like Aristide. However, if my dad was alive today he would vote for Obama.

However, despite my family being split in the middle politically and both were union members. Both weren't happy with unions. I on the other hand love unions and want everyone unionized. I am independent---and if I could vote all progressive thinkers in office I would. I believe being a progressive doesn't shine on one political party. For all intents and purposes many Repubs can be called progressive for siding with the right side of history. While, one too many Dems, a few blue dogs, are far from progressive. Hence my political status. My sister though, straight hard core Dem.