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Barack Obama
In reply to the discussion: *************BARACK OBAMA GROUP****************** Real world versus DU [View all]My brother, imho, knows the real deal. He is absolutely surrounded in north Florida by conservative Republicans. Granted, Leon County is a nice oasis of blue but almost all of the Panhandle (from the Alabama line to just east of Tallahassee) is very Republican. I know he's happy they won, but he said (paraphrasing) "too bad more did not vote", in response to my frustration about Charlie Crist. My brother WANTED Crist to win. Yes, he would have been happier having a much more liberal Democrat, but he's a realist.
Thanks again, and thanks for what you do here and in the real world !
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steve2470
Nov 2014
OP
Sometimes I tell people I came from a mixed family just to see the surprised look on their face.
IrishAyes
Nov 2014
#39
I suspect it is because many on DU thought President Obama would be able to part the red sea, or
still_one
Nov 2014
#14