The Unexpected Democrat
My sister's father-in-law is a born and bred Kentucky native who has lived and worked in Fayette County
for decades. He retired from Visteon-- had worked at the plant for decades as well. He's a dyed-in the
wool Republican, having even served as a Republican County Commissioner in the late 1980s. I know he's
what one might even call him a quintessential redneck, but I really like him.
At Easter, my brother-in-law said that his father had even stated he might back "that nice little black boy."
He can't stand what Bush has done to the country and to the economy. He thinks Clinton is just part of
the same Washington crowd. (Ok, the statement sounds racist, but this is the very white blue-collar
kind of conservative voter Hillary says is impossible for Obama to win.)
And today at the Mother's Day thing, he had to come in and sheepishly admit to me that he's for Obama.
In fact, he's kinda crazy for Barack. I showed him my pic of when I met the Senator when he came to
Lafayette. He was showing it around to all the others.
Luckily I just happened to have a bumper sticker for the Senator and passed it along to him. And then
he started telling me how he could get several Obama yardsigns placed in my small hometown (about
300).
Now if this is not a NEW phenomenon that the Indiana Republicans should worry about, I don't know what
it is. But for me it's AWESOME!.