We had a leak from the upstairs bathroom on Thursday, ruining the ceiling in the room below. Jimmy the plumber and his assistant came by this morning. They are both middle aged white men. Jimmy must have noticed the bumper stickers on my car in the driveway. He and his assistant came in and I gave them coffee. My husband came into the room wearing a shirt with an Obama button on it.
Jimmy - "Can you get me one of those buttons? I'm voting for Obama." My husband took his off and handed it to Jimmy. I wanted to know what he was thinking so I made a comment that I guess he didn't like the lady from Alaska. Jimmy looked me in the eye and said, "Ma'am I have three teenage sons and all that McCain wants is more war." We talked a little more and then I turned to Jimmy's assistant and said, "Well you know, there are still people out there who won't vote for Obama because he is a black man." Jimmy's assistant said, "The economy is in the toilet and it doesn't matter what color he is. We need his leadership."
Interestingly Jimmy's first choice was Hillary and his assistant had gone for Joe Biden but they are proudly supporting Obama today.