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smirkymonkey

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40. My parents are pretty solid republicans.

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 09:09 PM

Feb 2016

I remember the day I came home from college and told them I was going to register as a Socialist. My dad pretty much freaked out and talked me in to only registering as a Democrat. They have never agreed with me and we always get into it at holidays, but my affiliation has never changed. My family runs the gamut from liberal Democrat (me) to centrist Democrat (my brother) to centrist Republican (my other brother) to pretty far right (my sister and her husband). I would say my parents are pretty much centrist republicans. Somewhat socially liberal, but fiscally conservative.

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What party are/were your parents? [View all] Bayard Feb 2016 OP

Parents, Democrats. Grandparents, Republicans. pnwmom Feb 2016 #1

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My dad was a strong Roosevelt Democrat, Blue_In_AK Feb 2016 #4

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Blue collar union democrat. JonathanRackham Feb 2016 #6

Mine, too. Important to note that "Union Democrat" thing. nt Bigmack Feb 2016 #14

Democrats Runningdawg Feb 2016 #7

My dad taught me about politics also. scarletwoman Feb 2016 #21

Sounds like my dad. hifiguy Feb 2016 #25

My father, the famed electrician.... and political scholar... Bigmack Feb 2016 #42

Parents & grandparents Democrats, as well as all the extended family on both sides. nt scarletwoman Feb 2016 #8

My mother was a upstate NY liberal Republican who voted Socialist Warpy Feb 2016 #9

democrats. both parents. grandpa DesertFlower Feb 2016 #10

Dad was a union man and an FDR/Truman Democrat hifiguy Feb 2016 #11

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Dad, a WWII vet an Eisenhower Republican OldHippieChick Feb 2016 #13

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Dad was a Goldwater Republican. I have no idea about my mother. StandingInLeftField Feb 2016 #15

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Mother: Democratic; Father: Independent. Aristus Feb 2016 #41

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