Comments on: The Influence of Friends and Family http://donklephant.com/2008/08/15/the-influence-of-friends-and-family/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:58:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Booker Rising http://donklephant.com/2008/08/15/the-influence-of-friends-and-family/comment-page-1/#comment-413867 Booker Rising Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:07:45 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6869#comment-413867 <strong>The Influence Of Friends and Family...</strong> Alan Stewart Carl, a moderate blogger, writes: "Almost all my close friends and family members are liberal. This is probably because I was myself quite a liberal for many years and nowadays I tend to move in so-called 'creative' circles. There aren... The Influence Of Friends and Family…

Alan Stewart Carl, a moderate blogger, writes: “Almost all my close friends and family members are liberal. This is probably because I was myself quite a liberal for many years and nowadays I tend to move in so-called ‘creative’ circles. There aren…

]]> By: mike mcEachran http://donklephant.com/2008/08/15/the-influence-of-friends-and-family/comment-page-1/#comment-413402 mike mcEachran Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:26:28 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6869#comment-413402 My family lives in Florida, and I'm working 'em hard. Although I don't think a McCain presidency is the "end of all things good on earth", I do think an Obama presidency is the better option. My family is conservative, and would normally vote McCain if they vote at all. However, because they recognize how disasterous the Bush years have been, they are much more open to the thought of voting Obama. I sense that my gentle lobbying is having an impact and I don't think they are swayed by Oprah or other more distant "endorsements". Without my "endorsement" I don't think they would be giving Obama a second look. My family lives in Florida, and I’m working ‘em hard. Although I don’t think a McCain presidency is the “end of all things good on earth”, I do think an Obama presidency is the better option. My family is conservative, and would normally vote McCain if they vote at all. However, because they recognize how disasterous the Bush years have been, they are much more open to the thought of voting Obama. I sense that my gentle lobbying is having an impact and I don’t think they are swayed by Oprah or other more distant “endorsements”. Without my “endorsement” I don’t think they would be giving Obama a second look.

]]> By: Dennis Sanders http://donklephant.com/2008/08/15/the-influence-of-friends-and-family/comment-page-1/#comment-413400 Dennis Sanders Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:00:00 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6869#comment-413400 Alan, Like you, I've always been a bit hard headed and don't usually go with the flow. My parents are diehard Democrats and we usually disagree on issues. My mother was more accepting of me being gay than being a Republican. Living in Minneapolis, most of my friends are liberals. I've seen a few of my friends who were more conservative change and have suspected they just decided to do what everyone else was doing. Alan,

Like you, I’ve always been a bit hard headed and don’t usually go with the flow. My parents are diehard Democrats and we usually disagree on issues. My mother was more accepting of me being gay than being a Republican.

Living in Minneapolis, most of my friends are liberals. I’ve seen a few of my friends who were more conservative change and have suspected they just decided to do what everyone else was doing.

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