Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan.Linehan  My Mom is voting for Obama too! It is the first time she has voted Democratic in years, and it's because I made her watch Sicko and she is now highly concerned about universal health care.  |
Sicko...hmmm, I'll have to ask her what that is...she and my brother are my primary sources of political opinions and information. I'm too sensitive or sensible, or too something, to deal with that nasty stuff on a daily basis and still manage to function emotionally well every day.
My mom has voted democrat all her life and has campaigned for a few presidential candidates, including Gore and Kerry. In my lifetime, she has only won once, with Clinton. Growing up watching her lose all the time sort of put me off the whole idea of voting and politics, since it seemed like the "bad guy" won every time. I often even know who is going to win long before elections take place, because I feel the collective thinking of the US. I knew Bush would win the second time, for example, and I kept telling my mom who kept nagging me to register to vote, that it won't matter, Bush will win with or without my vote.
However, this time, for the first time ever, I think I am going to register to vote in the US and, for the first time ever,
I am going to vote in the US
. Especially if Obama beats Hilary.
P.S. Btw, good for you for enlightening your mom!