2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: "Will Americans overlook their deeply held conviction that he’s a jerk?" [View all]exboyfil
(17,862 posts)I would have preferred to shoot hoops with Obama than be in Romney's posse. i remember my posse from college (a native Hawaiian , a Chinese person from Hong Kong, an African American kid from Indianapolis, and two European Americans - my friend from Whitestown (and the name was an apt description), and me from everywhere (West Virginia, Southern California, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast). I roomed with a couple of guys like Romney, I would take my Chinese roommate over them anyday (I remember when folks on my floor were shocked that I did think twice about the roommate assignment - this was in the 1980s in Indiana).
I would have been afraid of Romney in High School. Probably in college (I was concerned when one of my roommates was pledging) that I would be collateral damage in the rushing activities.