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« Reply #125 on: July 08, 2012, 11:22:30 AM »

Maternal Grandfather:

1948-present: GOP

Maternal Grandmother:

Unknown, probably straight GOP

Paternal Grandparents: non-citizens, living abroad

Father: recent citizen

2012: Barack Obama

Mother:

1972: George McGovern
1976: Jimmy Carter

1980: Jimmy Carter
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton

2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama

Me:

2012: Barack Obama
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« Reply #126 on: July 09, 2012, 04:01:33 AM »

Step-father: Presumably all Democratic, but probably won't vote from here on in.

None of the other relatives I'm close have voted, for obvious reasons Tongue
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« Reply #127 on: July 18, 2012, 01:55:01 PM »

Mom
1976 P Jimmy Carter
1980 S Teddy Kennedy
1984 S Walter Mondale
1988 S Jesse Jackson
1992 P Bill Clinton
1996 P Bill Clinton

Me
2000 S Bill Bradley
2004 S John Kerry
2008 S Barack Obama
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« Reply #128 on: July 18, 2012, 03:11:04 PM »

I have an older brother (he is 36 years old) who lives in a tent outside of Bonaparte, Iowa, and makes his living selling religious tracts and pamphlets. As you might expect he has only voted for Ron Paul.
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« Reply #129 on: July 18, 2012, 03:31:02 PM »

I have an older brother (he is 36 years old) who lives in a tent outside of Bonaparte, Iowa, and makes his living selling religious tracts and pamphlets. As you might expect he has only voted for Ron Paul.

Religious Tracts?
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« Reply #130 on: July 18, 2012, 04:05:37 PM »

My entire family has voted Democrat since we've been in the United States, with a few exceptions in a branch that identifies more strongly with a different branch of their own family than the one that I'm in (the most recent Republican candidate for Massachusetts State Auditor is actually in this branch).
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« Reply #131 on: July 18, 2012, 05:25:31 PM »

My entire family has voted Democrat since we've been in the United States, with a few exceptions in a branch that identifies more strongly with a different branch of their own family than the one that I'm in (the most recent Republican candidate for Massachusetts State Auditor is actually in this branch).

Interesting! How would you describe this person's politics? Because MA Republicans, like many (most?) Republicans in the Northeast, tend to be a bit more...um...'traditionally" Republican than elsewhere in the country.
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« Reply #132 on: July 21, 2012, 05:36:48 PM »

My father has voted for the Democrat in every presidential election since 1972 (his first) except for 1980, in which he voted for John Anderson. Unsurprisingly, he is a registered Democrat.
My mother does not seem to have strong political views and does not always vote, but I don't believe she has ever voted Republican. She is an independent.
Both of my grandmothers are lifelong Democrats. My paternal grandmother even claims to have met FDR when she was a teenager living in Philadelphia and, afterward, voted for him in 1944.
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« Reply #133 on: July 21, 2012, 06:08:55 PM »

Im gonna have to guess on a lot of these....

Dads Dad (1915-1997)
1936: Roosevelt
1940: Wilkie
1944: Dewey
1948: Dewey
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon
1964: Johnson
1968: Nixon
1972: Nixon
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Bush
1996: Dole

Dads Mom (1925-)
1948: Dewey
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon
1964: Johnson
1968: Nixon
1972: Nixon
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Bush
1996: Dole
2000: Bush
2004: Bush
2008: McCain

Moms Dad (1939-2008)
1960: Kennedy
1964: Johnson
1968: Humphrey
1972: McGovern
1976: Carter
1980: Carter
1984: Mondale
1988: Dukakis
1992: Perot
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry

Moms Mom (1942-)
1964: Goldwater
1968: Wallace
1972: Nixon
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Bush
1996: Dole
2000: Bush
2004: Bush
2008: McCain

Dad (1955-)
1976: Carter
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Bush
1996: Dole
2000: Bush
2004: Bush
2008: McCain

Mom (1965-)
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Bush
1996: Clinton
2000: Bush
2004: Bush
2008: McCain

Uncle (1969-)
1988: Bush
1992: Bush
1996: Dole
2000: Buchanan
2004: Bush
2008: Obama

Me (1996-), if I could vote in all elections, 1900 to present.
1900: McKinley
1904: Parker
1908: Taft
1912: Taft
1916: Hughes
1920: Cox
1924: Davis
1928: Hoover
1932: Hoover
1936: Landon
1940: Wilkie
1944: Dewey
1948: Thurmond
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon
1964: Goldwater
1968: Wallace
1972: McGovern
1976: Carter
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Paul
1992: Perot
1996: Perot
2000: Buchanan
2004: Kerry
2008: Baldwin
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« Reply #134 on: July 21, 2012, 07:37:46 PM »

Family used to be pretty republican when the moderates were dominating.  Yes, my family even voted for Uncle Barry in '64.  Then, starting in the mid 80s when it became clear that corporate America was taking over, it's been mostly democratic voting, outside of 2004.
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« Reply #135 on: July 21, 2012, 09:33:05 PM »

Sanchez, you're lucky you were able to get all that info on your family's voting history. Half of mine is whiped out and I can't ever ask them those questions.
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« Reply #136 on: July 21, 2012, 10:15:33 PM »

Mom and Dad have both voted straight Republicans since they could vote so.

My Maternal Grandmother voted for JFK in '60, but hasn't voted D since. My mom's brothers both voted for Obama, not sure other than that. My dad's family is mostly Republican as well. I think my aunt and my cousins voted for Obama, however.
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« Reply #137 on: July 22, 2012, 01:54:12 AM »

Dad- A lifelong Republican in the mold of John Chafee or Nelson Rockefeller. He voted voted for McCain over Bush in the 2000 primaries; ever since Bush, he's been talking about leaving the party. Voted for Obama.

Mom- Pretty centrist. Not very into politics.

Dad's parents- His mom is a liberal Democrats from Boston; despises anything and every Republican. My grandpa on this side died about 8 years before I was born. He was from West Virginia though, so I'll assume he voted Democrat as well.

Mom's parents- Great examples of Dixiecrats who never switched parties. My grandma usually laments at how "un-American" Obama is and says that Carter was the worst President ever. My grandpa on this side is somewhat to the left of my grandma though. They'll still vote for some local Democrats like Mary Landrieu.

Other than that, my extended family is staunchly Republican. My aunts love to hate Michelle Obama and the consensus among them is that Obama was born in Kenya. I consider myself Conservative Democrat, but next to them, I look like a Bernie Sanders socialist.
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« Reply #138 on: July 24, 2012, 07:43:25 PM »

My entire family has voted Democrat since we've been in the United States, with a few exceptions in a branch that identifies more strongly with a different branch of their own family than the one that I'm in (the most recent Republican candidate for Massachusetts State Auditor is actually in this branch).

Interesting! How would you describe this person's politics? Because MA Republicans, like many (most?) Republicans in the Northeast, tend to be a bit more...um...'traditionally" Republican than elsewhere in the country.

Mary's mostly a fiscally conservative technocrat type. She was on the Turnpike Commission and an ally of Romney when he was governor. Back when gay marriage was legalized she was one of the people freaking out about it but she seems to have mellowed on that since then. She has a specific (and, to be quite frank, entirely reasonable) grudge against NPR but doesn't seem to be opposed to it on principle.
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« Reply #139 on: July 30, 2012, 04:34:06 PM »

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« Reply #140 on: July 30, 2012, 05:08:25 PM »

My entire family has voted Democrat since we've been in the United States, with a few exceptions in a branch that identifies more strongly with a different branch of their own family than the one that I'm in (the most recent Republican candidate for Massachusetts State Auditor is actually in this branch).

Interesting! How would you describe this person's politics? Because MA Republicans, like many (most?) Republicans in the Northeast, tend to be a bit more...um...'traditionally" Republican than elsewhere in the country.

Mary's mostly a fiscally conservative technocrat type. She was on the Turnpike Commission and an ally of Romney when he was governor. Back when gay marriage was legalized she was one of the people freaking out about it but she seems to have mellowed on that since then. She has a specific (and, to be quite frank, entirely reasonable) grudge against NPR but doesn't seem to be opposed to it on principle.

http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=48761 ?
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« Reply #141 on: July 30, 2012, 05:14:09 PM »
« Edited: July 30, 2012, 05:17:02 PM by Nathan »

My entire family has voted Democrat since we've been in the United States, with a few exceptions in a branch that identifies more strongly with a different branch of their own family than the one that I'm in (the most recent Republican candidate for Massachusetts State Auditor is actually in this branch).

Interesting! How would you describe this person's politics? Because MA Republicans, like many (most?) Republicans in the Northeast, tend to be a bit more...um...'traditionally" Republican than elsewhere in the country.

Mary's mostly a fiscally conservative technocrat type. She was on the Turnpike Commission and an ally of Romney when he was governor. Back when gay marriage was legalized she was one of the people freaking out about it but she seems to have mellowed on that since then. She has a specific (and, to be quite frank, entirely reasonable) grudge against NPR but doesn't seem to be opposed to it on principle.

http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=48761 ?

Yup, that's her (although I'd forgotten about her work for the State Lottery, and I could be confusing that with the Turnpike Authority).
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« Reply #142 on: July 30, 2012, 09:27:55 PM »

Mostly Dem AFAIK
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« Reply #143 on: August 13, 2012, 08:52:08 PM »
« Edited: August 13, 2012, 09:43:17 PM by Oldiesfreak1854 »

Maternal Grandma (1936-):
1960: Kennedy (D)
1964: Johnson (D)

1968: Nixon (R)
1972: Nixon (R)

1976: Carter (D)
1980: Carter (D)

1984: Reagan (R)
1988: Dukakis (D) (I think)
1992: Bush (R) (Again, I think)
1996: Unknown
2000: Gore (D)
2004: Bush (R)
2008: McCain (R)


My Youngest Maternal Aunt (1966-)
1984: Mondale (D)
1988: Dukakis (D)
1992: Clinton (D)
1996: Clinton (D)
2000: Gore (D)

2004: Bush (R)
2008: McCain (R)


My Oldest Maternal Aunt (1963-)
1984: Mondale (D)
1988: Dukakis (D)
1992: Clinton (D)
1996: Clinton (D)
2000: Gore (D)
2004: Kerry (D)

2008: McCain (R)

My Mother (1962-)
1980: Carter (D)
1984: Unknown
1988: Didn't vote because she was hospitalized, but campaigned for Dukakis (D)
1992: Bush (R)
1996: Dole (R)

2000: Gore (D) (I think)
2004: Unknown
2008: Obama (D)

Maternal Grandpa (1916-1990) -- a lot of these are guesses (*).
1960: Kennedy (D)
1964: Goldwater (R)*
1968: Humphrey (D)*
1972: Nixon (R)
1976: Ford (R)*
1980: Totally Unknown
1984: Reagan (R)*
1988: Dukakis (D)*

Maternal Great-Grandmother [Maternal Grandmother's Mother] (1915-1999)-- mostly guesses.
1936: Roosevelt (D)
1940: Roosevelt (D)
1944: Roosevelt (D)
1948: Truman (D)

1952: Eisenhower (R)
1956: Eisenhower (R)
1960: Nixon (R)

1964: Unknown
1968: Nixon (R)
1972: Nixon (R)
1976: Ford (R)
1980: Reagan (R)
1984: Reagan (R)
1988: Bush (R)
1992: Bush (R)
1996: Dole (R)


I'd have to research some of this more before I give a whole lot of answers.  As you can see, I've had to guess on a lot of these.

Me (If I could have voted)-- many of these are guesses.
1856: Fremont (R)
1860: Lincoln (R)
1864: Lincoln (R)
1868: Grant (R)
1872: Grant (R)
1876: Hayes (R)
1880: Garfield (R)
1884: Blaine (R)
1888: Harrison (R)
1892: Harrison (R)
1896: McKinley (R)
1900: McKinley (R)
1904: Roosevelt (R)
1908: Taft (R)

1912: Taft (R)* , though Roosevelt would have been very tempting.
1916: Hughes (R)
1920: Harding (R)
1924: Coolidge (R)
1928: Hoover (R)
1932: Hoover (R)*
1936: Landon (R)
1940: Willkie (R)
1944: Dewey (R)*
1948: Dewey (R)
1952: Eisenhower (R)
1956: Eisenhower (R)
1960: Nixon (R)
1964: Goldwater (R)*
1968: Nixon (R)
1972: Nixon (R)
1976: Ford (R)
1980: Reagan (R)*
, though Anderson would have been tempting.
1984: Reagan (R)
1988: Bush (R)*
1992: Bush (R)
1996: Dole (R)
2000: Bush (R)
2004: Bush (R)
2008: McCain (R)

More to come.
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« Reply #144 on: August 13, 2012, 10:55:46 PM »

Having immigrated from Russia & the Ukraine in two waves, the first in 1995 and 1997, few people in my family have voted. My paternal grandfather, a former CPSU member and a colonel in the Soviet Army who only narrowly avoided Afghanistan, cast his first and only vote in 2008, supporting John McCain for President and Jerrold Nadler for the House of Representatives. Unfortunately, he passed away from cancer in 2008. My mother also registered for the first time in 2008; she voted for McCain in 2008 and was then a Strickland/Portman voter in 2010 (voting against Dennis Kucinich, I forget the candidate names, both times).
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« Reply #145 on: August 22, 2012, 11:20:35 PM »

Having immigrated from Russia & the Ukraine in two waves, the first in 1995 and 1997, few people in my family have voted. My paternal grandfather, a former CPSU member and a colonel in the Soviet Army who only narrowly avoided Afghanistan, cast his first and only vote in 2008, supporting John McCain for President and Jerrold Nadler for the House of Representatives. Unfortunately, he passed away from cancer in 2008. My mother also registered for the first time in 2008; she voted for McCain in 2008 and was then a Strickland/Portman voter in 2010 (voting against Dennis Kucinich, I forget the candidate names, both times).
Quite an opportunist.
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« Reply #146 on: August 25, 2012, 03:21:49 AM »

My parents' first election was in 1994, in California. Voted straight-ticket Democrat, including against Pete Wilson. Consistently straight-ticket Democratic after that. Are still very proud for not jumping on the Governator train.

Dad kept his Gore/Lieberman sticker on his car until 2008. They wanted to GO TO WASHINGTON D.C. AND TAKE BACK THE WHITE HOUSE with Howard Dean, but that obviously failed, so they had to settle with Kerry. Voted for Billary in 2008. I'm also pretty sure 2008 is the only time my parents have ever voted differently, with my mom voting Obama and my dad leaving it blank, though they both made sure to vote for Prop 8.

They both voted straight-ticket Republican in 2010 and will probably do so again in 2012.
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« Reply #147 on: August 26, 2012, 03:59:25 PM »

Mother:
1988: Didn't vote
1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Planning on Obama

Father:
1980: Carter
1984: Mondale
1988: Dukakis (Even though he didn't like him)
1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Gore
2004: Kerry
2008: Obama
2012: Planning on Obama

Sister:
2008: Obama
2012: Not sure

My Late Uncle:
1972: McGovern
1976: Carter
1980: Reagan
1984: Mondale
1988: Dukakis
1992: Clinton
1996: Dole
2000: Bush
2004: Kerry
2008: Nader
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« Reply #148 on: August 27, 2012, 03:14:04 AM »
« Edited: August 27, 2012, 04:38:52 AM by Statesman »

Myself (I'm pretty young, b. 1989):
I've been a solid Democrat through my short life, but I've considered voting for the Green Party on some occasions. It hasn't happened yet. Growing up during Bush II, I have made a rule for myself to never vote Republican, and I've kept that promise. The only time I voted other than Democratic was for a Green-like Independent in this year's primary for Lieutenant Governor (I don't like Brad Owen). I've worked at bookstores and done volunteer work, I hope to add more to my resume in the coming years. Someday I might want to become a history teacher.

2004 - Not old enough to vote, would have voted Kerry (D)
2008 - Obama (D) (first election I voted in, voted for Obama in caucus and general)
2012 - Going to vote for Obama (D)

Mother (b. 1952)
My mom's been a solid Democrat all her life. She's worked at Boeing (in the 70s) and as a recess supervisor for public schools (later in life). Exceptions: Both of my parents voted Republican for Daniel J. Evans for Governor in the 1970s, he was a respected and popular moderate. Some today would regard Evans as a RINO. The only other time was when my dad voted for Rob McKenna (R) for Attorney General over Deborah Senn (D) in 2004, he didn't like Senn for some reason. He's voting for Inslee (D) against McKenna (R) in the Governor's race this year. My parents seemed to initially support Hillary Clinton (D) for the 2008 Democratic nomination, but eventually became Obama supporters over the course of the primaries.

1968 - Not old enough to vote, would have voted Humphrey (D)
1972 - McGovern (D)
1976 - Carter (D)
1980 - Carter (D)
1984 - Mondale (D)
1988 - Dukakis (D)
1992 - Clinton (D)
1996 - Clinton (D)
2000 - Gore (D)
2004 - Kerry (D)
2008 - Obama (D)
2012 - Going to vote for Obama (D)

Father (b. 1955)
My dad's been a solid Democrat, but voted Anderson in 1980 as he was disappointed with Carter and disliked Reagan. Dad's worked as a truck driver and as a manager at hardware stores. He said in hindsight, he might have voted for Carter in 1980.

1972 - Not old enough to vote, would have voted McGovern (D)
1976 - Carter (D)
1980 - Anderson (I)
1984 - Mondale (D)
1988 - Dukakis (D)
1992 - Clinton (D)
1996 - Clinton (D)
2000 - Gore (D)
2004 - Kerry (D)
2008 - Obama (D)
2012 - Going to vote for Obama (D)

Sister (b. 1983)
My sister is a solid Democrat, and works as a teacher.

2000 - Not old enough to vote, would have voted Gore (D)
2004 - Kerry (D)
2008 - Obama (D)
2012 - Going to vote for Obama (D)

Oldest Uncle (b. 1942) (father's side)
All of my uncles and aunts lean Democratic (though not enthusiastically), except this one. This uncle was a hippy-ish independent during Vietnam and the 70s (though he alluded to reluctantly voting for Nixon over Humphrey), disliked Reagan, voted for Perot twice, voted for Bush twice and became a die-hard Republican after 9/11. His political opinions have also been influenced, unfortunately, by talk radio host Rush Limbaugh. His least favorite president is Lyndon B. Johnson, and his favorite president is Theodore Roosevelt. My uncle has worked as a photographer and done various other work.

1956 - Maybe Eisenhower (R)?
1960 - Maybe Kennedy (D)?
1964 - ?
1968 - Nixon (R)
1972 - ?
1976 - ?
1980 - Anderson (I) I assume
1984 - ?
1988 - ?
1992 - Perot (I)
1996 - Perot (RF)
2000 - Bush (R)
2004 - Bush (R)
2008 - McCain (R) (his primary choice was Fred Thompson (R))
2012 - Going to vote for Romney (R) (indicated some support for Gingrich and Cain, disdain for Paul and Bachmann)

Grandfather (1909-1998) (father's side)
Grandpa was a machinist during WWII, and kept the profession most of his life. All I really know about my grandfather politically is that he liked Nixon because Nixon was brought up in a working class family. The night Nixon resigned, my father remembers grandpa coming home drunk, shaking his fist at the ceiling, yelling, "Come back Nixon, come back!" I'm told grandpa was an FDR Democrat in the 30s and 40s and probably became an Eisenhower Republican in the 50s. I don't know if he liked Reagan, but they had the same birthday, grandpa was two years to the day older. In his old age, grandpa didn't seem particularly interested in politics, but may have voted for Dole (R) in 1996. Though I am politically at odds with him, this grandfather was my favorite relative as a young child.

Grandmother (b. 1917) (father's side)
My grandmother, a housewife most of her life, has voted Democratic all her life, though she grew disappointed in the party during Clinton. Now she feels appalled at the Republicans and wants Obama to win a second term.

Grandfather (1926-2008) (mother's side)
Grandpa on my mother's side was a lifelong Republican, though he may have voted for George Wallace in 1968 and Strom Thurmond in 1948, and maybe Stevenson in 1952 due to John Sparkman being on the ticket. He criticized Bush Jr. for the execution of the Iraq War though he voted for him twice. He died in August 2008, but almost certainly would have voted for McCain. He had been a judge in Alabama and worked on the space program in the 1960s. On a visit to Alabama in 2006, he criticized me for having such long hair (it's now shorter due to haircuts and the beginnings of the effects of the dreaded male balding gene).

Grandmother (1929-1999) (mother's side)
As far as I know, my grandmother on my mother's side was a Republican. She grew up poor (as she was born at the beginning of the Great Depression) but married wealthy, and I'm not sure if she did anything for work. They married in the 1950s and divorced in the 1960s, though grandma still remained financially better off than in her youth. I remember my mom recounting an argument with grandma in the 1980s, where grandma said she was against Democrats because she didn't believe in universal health care.
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« Reply #149 on: August 27, 2012, 12:11:04 PM »

Oh yes, I suppose there are family members despite my parents.

My paternal grandfather was (and is I suppose) a life-long Communist, of the left-communist orientation, so explicitly anti-revisionist and extremely anti-Moscow, anti-USSR.

My maternal grandfather was more an "establishment-moderate" type Communist, but he died a long long time ago, so there's not too much information.

My brother used to be a hardcore Democrat (straight-ticket) until he started working in the healthcare industry and Obamacare landed. Now he is a very solid Republican.

Didn't really pay attention much until 2004. I supported Kerry heavily because I was very unhappy with Bush's foreign policy. In 2008, I supported Hillary and then very reluctantly Obama (McCain/Palin was not a winning economic team). In 2012, I'm more excited about Romney than perhaps any presidential candidate in American history.
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