While standing in line for early voting I was behind a woman who was raised Democrat, but admitted she liked Bush because (a) He cares about families, and that is important to her (b) He has protected us. She spoke about how there are so many things that the government and the media aren't telling us about weapons and things found in Iraq, proof that so many terrorist attacks could have happened since 9-11 but haven't. She did not specify how families are protected by the marriage amendment, only that they were and that she was terrified of the prospect of families being destroyed. She spoke with wide eyes and hushed tones that she wanted the war over there, and not here. When I speak to my boss (hardcore Republican), she has the same opinions - that surely we are not being told everything, surely the President's actions have resulted in hundreds of thousands of terrorist attacks being prevented. She also believes that Kerry and his wife hate America, though she could not provide any reasoning behind that statement. She does not agree with the Right's take on women's reproductive issues (abortion, birth control, etc), but I doubt that would be enough to sway her, as her children are grown and have families already, and as such things like abortion are not a potential necessity for her or her family. The geekish man in front of me at early voting voted for Kerry because Dick Cheny scares the hell out of him. The three of us agreed that Cheny is, in fact, an evil robot.
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(a) He cares about families, and that is important to her
(b) He has protected us.
She spoke about how there are so many things that the government and the media aren't telling us about weapons and things found in Iraq, proof that so many terrorist attacks could have happened since 9-11 but haven't. She did not specify how families are protected by the marriage amendment, only that they were and that she was terrified of the prospect of families being destroyed.
She spoke with wide eyes and hushed tones that she wanted the war over there, and not here.
When I speak to my boss (hardcore Republican), she has the same opinions - that surely we are not being told everything, surely the President's actions have resulted in hundreds of thousands of terrorist attacks being prevented. She also believes that Kerry and his wife hate America, though she could not provide any reasoning behind that statement. She does not agree with the Right's take on women's reproductive issues (abortion, birth control, etc), but I doubt that would be enough to sway her, as her children are grown and have families already, and as such things like abortion are not a potential necessity for her or her family.
The geekish man in front of me at early voting voted for Kerry because Dick Cheny scares the hell out of him. The three of us agreed that Cheny is, in fact, an evil robot.