Obama just gained a VERY unlikely supporter. No, not me. I've been leaning towards him for a while. I've lurked here for many years, but I haven't ever written a diary. Today an event occurred to inspire me to put in my 2 cents.
My 60-yr mother, who is a life-long Republican real-estate developer/ex-oil executive in Fort Worth, e-mailed me this morning out of the blue asking if I had any recommendations for the primary. This was very odd, considering that she absolutely refuses to talk politics when we get together and well... I'm a liberal. My sister and I, living in California and Seattle respectively, have very progressive views and just make her mad when we rant at Bush. She voted for Bush in 2000 and won't tell us who she voted for in '04. Having her ask for our opinion was a very strange occurance.
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