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robbedvoter

(28,290 posts)
48. WTG, reuniting families like that! While Burnie breaks Public Enemy!
Tue Mar 3, 2020, 08:18 AM
Mar 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
Say a big Thank You to your parents!! blue-wave Mar 2020 #1
I am proud of them. Doreen Mar 2020 #2
Please tell them thank you! You should be very proud of them for putting country above party. highplainsdem Mar 2020 #3
Ditto! onetexan Mar 2020 #19
Same thing happened to my parents in the 1990s. The religious fanatics drove them away. MoonRiver Mar 2020 #4
Good for them! That's awesome. My mother was a hard core Republican until Obama. Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #5
in deed, the party of Lincoln has morphed into the party of hate and anti-middle class onetexan Mar 2020 #22
I hope they are too. I would think they will be as it is clear they all drink from the Vivienne235729 Mar 2020 #24
this is exactly why I've always thought we should welcome new members into the Democratic party renate Mar 2020 #6
+1000s DinahMoeHum Mar 2020 #10
Thank you, yes people can change. I was a lifelong Republican until 2012, voted for Hillary in 2016 chia Mar 2020 #18
Good for you! wryter2000 Mar 2020 #30
Thank you so much chia Mar 2020 #40
Good for you! I had the upbringing, family, brainwashing, too, but jumped ship early on, deurbano Mar 2020 #33
Thank you. The brainwashing came like this: chia Mar 2020 #41
Wish we could reach more; there are other people who still think this is Ike's R party. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #7
good for them on becoming dem AllaN01Bear Mar 2020 #8
my mother is long dead, barbtries Mar 2020 #9
My only sibling (a sister) and my mom are like your brother, and my dad probably would be, too, if deurbano Mar 2020 #34
woohoo, people are fed up with the monstrosity in the White House. iluvtennis Mar 2020 #11
a big hug for your parents!!! handmade34 Mar 2020 #12
Wow! The way this is trending! calimary Mar 2020 #13
bearsfootball516, a big thank you to your parents... Sloumeau Mar 2020 #14
Thank them! lees1975 Mar 2020 #15
Congrats on raising your parents well! MLAA Mar 2020 #16
I'm BURSTING with pride for them!!! Tell them their true patriots!❤ Karadeniz Mar 2020 #17
It is a great day when you see your parents grow up right before your eyes rurallib Mar 2020 #20
I am so happy your parents are voting DEM sdfernando Mar 2020 #21
Many thanks. NC is my third home. They'll do it proud. nolabear Mar 2020 #23
If they are *registered* Republicans, I don't think they can. lostnfound Mar 2020 #25
They registered as unaffiliated when they moved there in 2017. bearsfootball516 Mar 2020 #26
Got it nt lostnfound Mar 2020 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author lostnfound Mar 2020 #27
Wonderful news wryter2000 Mar 2020 #29
Did they vote for trump? And if so, what was the reason? oldsoftie Mar 2020 #31
They did, yes. Begrudgingly, because voting Republican is all they knew. bearsfootball516 Mar 2020 #35
I've tried to tell people here that those people exist. oldsoftie Mar 2020 #36
There are plenty of people who disapproved of him but voted for him anyway. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #46
Yes. And there are people who identify as Republican who might vote against him now. oldsoftie Mar 2020 #49
And ya know what? There won't be any Democrats crossing over to vote republican. NBachers Mar 2020 #32
And it shows that not all "crossover" or "non-Dem" voters in our primary are for Chaos. thesquanderer Mar 2020 #42
Do you think they would consider voting for Bernie if he were the nominee? HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #37
Hard to say. My mother, maybe. My dad, no. bearsfootball516 Mar 2020 #38
Interesting HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #39
That is encouraging. warmfeet Mar 2020 #43
wow!! That's cool! subana Mar 2020 #44
So, still republican, eh? DiverDave Mar 2020 #45
i hope your parent are an example of a lot of Pubs whho just can't stand DT! n/t napi21 Mar 2020 #47
WTG, reuniting families like that! While Burnie breaks Public Enemy! robbedvoter Mar 2020 #48
Did they vote for Trump in 2016? n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #50
They did, yes. bearsfootball516 Mar 2020 #51
Well good to see that some people can switch. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #52
Hopefully we will see lot's of posts like this one! treefarmers Mar 2020 #53
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