[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]It's wonderful to see that kind of turnaround in someone who has had fixed loyalties before.
This weekend, I had my own small victory - a new neighbor who is on SSD and his millennial son, who has until now been apolitical. In a rather roundabout way during conversation, I brought up the subject of the GOP wanting to cut Social Security Disability and they both jumped on it: "What?!?"
That let me bring up Bernie and only one of them had even heard his name before. They asked for more information about him, so I provided a number of links and suggested they read up on Bernie's positions regarding issues important to them - resulting in happily surprised, very positive reactions.
The son has never voted before and asked me to help him get registered as a new voter, which I've done. The dad just moved here and is highly motivated to re-register. He's always been an Independent, but once I explained about the closed primaries, he immediately said he'd officially become a Democrat just for the "privilege" (his word) of voting for Bernie.
Can't wait for my "Feel The Bern" coffee mug to arrive, so I can plunk it on the desk in my office and generate more questions.
One by one, and two by two - more people are jumping into the purple wave and joining [font color="purple" face="Verdana"]The Purple Revolution! [font color="navy"]I, for one, can't wait to reach critical mass and come thundering down onto the GOP and the oligarchs.
[font color="purple" face="Verdana"]Go, Bernie!
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