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« Reply #25 on: September 03, 2012, 09:20:58 PM »

Me: Obama
Dad: Obama
Sister: Obama
Mom: Stein (she isn't political all that much, but she actually liked Stein when I talked about her)
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« Reply #26 on: September 03, 2012, 09:25:25 PM »

The only member of my immediate family who can vote is voting Romney. My Dad's side is pretty solidly Democratic, and my Mom's side is more conservative, looks like the majority of the old folks will be voting Republican, one planning on not voting. My Mom's generation in her family is trickier. Not sure on them.
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« Reply #27 on: September 03, 2012, 09:54:00 PM »

Romney all the way!!
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« Reply #28 on: September 03, 2012, 10:26:06 PM »

Me: Romney
Mom: Romney
Dad: Romney
Brother: Romney
Sister: Romney


Dad's side:
Paternal Grandfather: Romney
Paternal Grandmother: Romney (although there is a possibility of a protest Santorum write-in)
Aunt 1: Obama
Uncle 1: Obama

Aunt 2: Romney
Uncle 2: Romney
Aunt 3: Romney
Uncle 3: Romney
Aunt 4: Romney
Uncle 4: Romney
Uncle 5: Romney


Mom's Side:
(Grandparents deceased)
Uncle 1: Romney
Aunt 1: Obama
Uncle 2: Obama
Aunt 2: Obama

Aunt 3: Lean Romney

Uncle 3: Romney (though a lifelong Democrat)
Uncle 4: Romney

Aunt 4: Who knows?

My family should help Naso's stat Tongue
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« Reply #29 on: September 03, 2012, 10:34:48 PM »

My family:

Myself - Romney (voted McCain in 2008)
Father - Romney (voted McCain in 2008)

Mother - Obama (voted Obama in 2008)
Stepfather - Obama (voted Obama in 2008)

Stepmother - Romney (voted McCain in 2008)
Sister #1 - Obama (voted Obama in 2008)
Sister #2 - Romney (voted Obama in 2008)
Stepbrother - Romney (NEW VOTER)
Brother in law - Romney (voted McCain in 2008)


So for my family it is:
Romney: 6
Obama: 3

One change from Obama to Romney, and one new Romney vote.

Blended political families are more than common, I imagine.  As for us:

Mom and Pop: Romney
Me: Romney
Sister 1: Obama (likely)
Sister 2: Obama (likely)
Brother: unknown (possible Romney)

I'm not surprised by the trend: older and male voters seem to favor Romney, ladies leaning Obama (the younger, the more so).
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« Reply #30 on: September 03, 2012, 10:38:27 PM »

Me: Obama
Dad: Obama
Mom: Obama
Brother: I don't think he votes. If he did, maybe Johnson?
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« Reply #31 on: September 03, 2012, 11:22:48 PM »

Updated totals:

Romney: 105
Obama: 42
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« Reply #32 on: September 03, 2012, 11:32:16 PM »

Mom: Obama (Obama)
Dad: Obama (Obama)
Myself: Too young

Not sure about anyone else in my family.
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« Reply #33 on: September 04, 2012, 02:15:51 AM »

Me, Mom, and dad. All Obama.
Both Aunts and five cousins in the US all for Obama.
Interesting thing is one of my uncles is a NRA member, military loving, former Bush voter but he's voting for Obama. Claims Republicans are disgusting now. Idk what happened!
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« Reply #34 on: September 04, 2012, 02:24:40 AM »
« Edited: September 04, 2012, 02:38:23 AM by Free Palestine »

Me: Jill Stein or Gary Johnson.  Or Stewart Alexander if he's on the ballot here.
Father: Probably not voting.
Mother: Will probably just vote for whoever I convince her to vote for.

Imbecile relatives in Bakersfield: Probably Romney since they're all a bunch of racist hicks.
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« Reply #35 on: September 04, 2012, 02:34:06 AM »

All of my grandparents, now-deceased, were rock-ribbed Republicans -- although my Southern, virulently intolerant/crazy grandmother had a bizarre conversion to NPR Democrat when she moved to Washington in her later years.

For whatever reason, all of my family is now Democratic, although there might be one or two closeted Republicans over fiscal issues (although probably not.)
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« Reply #36 on: September 04, 2012, 02:52:23 AM »

In short: Mothers side, Obama. Father's side, Romney.
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« Reply #37 on: September 04, 2012, 07:14:02 AM »

100% of my immediate family will vote for Mitt Romney.

You're kidding, you're actually voting for Romney?  Why on earth?

As for my family everyone is either out of the country or mad as march hares, so I don't expect much meaningful voting.
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« Reply #38 on: September 04, 2012, 09:23:10 AM »

All close American family members (mother, uncle, grandfather) will certainly vote for Obama. All German family...obviously....would if they could.

And I'm certainly voting for Obama.
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« Reply #39 on: September 04, 2012, 09:36:36 AM »

Michael is voting for Obama. Sadly he's registered in New York not in Pennsylvania. Still better there than no-where Smiley
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« Reply #40 on: September 04, 2012, 09:38:41 AM »

12 Romney
3 Obama
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« Reply #41 on: September 04, 2012, 09:41:10 AM »

My closest American family (3rd cousins) seem like the religious teabagger types, so I would imagine Romney. But, they don't post political stuff on facebook that much except for something that was "pro-traditional marriage". It always seems like a culture clash when they come up to the cottage.

I apparently have other family in the US (2nd cousins I think), but I don't know them.
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« Reply #42 on: September 04, 2012, 10:38:33 AM »

Me: Johnson (Ineligible in 2008)
Mom: Romney (McCain in 2008)
Dad: Romney (McCain in 2008)
Uncle: Romney (McCain in 2008)
Aunt: Romney (McCain in 2008)
Grandmother: Romney (McCain in 2008)
Grandfather: Romney (McCain in 2008)
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« Reply #43 on: September 04, 2012, 10:40:56 AM »

I don't know. My immediate family will vote for Romney. I think the only Democrats in my family live in DC.
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« Reply #44 on: September 04, 2012, 10:42:28 AM »

everyone Obama unless I can convince my mom to protest vote for Rocky or Jill Stein or etc.
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« Reply #45 on: September 04, 2012, 10:52:25 AM »

Not in this election.
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« Reply #46 on: September 04, 2012, 10:55:03 AM »

100% of my immediate family will vote for Mitt Romney.

You're kidding, you're actually voting for Romney?  Why on earth?

As for my family everyone is either out of the country or mad as march hares, so I don't expect much meaningful voting.

I voted for Obama in 2008 and it's raining today.  Obama's fault.  

No, seriously, mainly because we only have one shot at overturning the medical insurance bill passed in the last congress.  You know I'm normally a fan of divided government.  If I think the congress will be Republican, I want a Democrat president and vice-versa.  But this year we need a Republican president and a Republican congress.  Even that's no guarantee, but all the conservative think tanks and all the right wing lobbyists, in the event that the GOP controls both elected branches of government, will put tremendous pressure on them to Repeal and Replace.  Or, better yet, just Repeal.

Beyond that, I'm still a fan of having the two elected branches of government controlled by different parties.  Gridlock is good.  If they can't pass laws, then at least they're not fucking everything up.

Also, Obama's foreign policy still suits me, and some of his domestic agenda does.  If he wants to pull a Grover Cleveland and come back in four years, after a mediocre one-term Romney presidency, then I'd consider supporting him again.
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« Reply #47 on: September 04, 2012, 11:01:13 AM »

Me: Obama (Obama)
Brother: Undecided (first time voter)
Dad: likely Johnson (McCain)
Mom: Obama (Obama)

maternal grandmother: lean Obama (Obama)

paternal grandmother: likely Romney (McCain)
paternal grandfather: Romney (McCain)

Of my five uncles, 4 are Romney (McCain) and 1 is lean Obama (McCain).
Of my five aunts, 3 are Romney (McCain), 1 is Undecided (McCain), and 1 is Stein (Nader).

Of my 7 male cousins, 3 are Obama (Obama), 1 is Obama (McCain), 1 is Undecided (McCain), 1 is a first-time voter for Obama, and 1 voted for McCain in 2008 but has since been convicted of a felony and is thus unable to vote.
Of my 5 female cousins, 1 is Obama (Obama), 2 are Undecided (Obama), 1 is a first-time voter for Romney, and one will only be 17 on election day but supports Romney.
   
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« Reply #48 on: September 04, 2012, 11:10:17 AM »

My only american relatives (a great uncle, a great aunt and their son) will be voting for Obama, not that it really matters, what with them living in Massachusetts.
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« Reply #49 on: September 04, 2012, 11:21:13 AM »

...mainly because we only have one shot at overturning the medical insurance bill passed in the last congress.

You consider that a big deal?  Can't imagine why. 

I guess if we're doing extended families here I should hazard a guess that most of those awful racist intolerant people will vote for Romney.
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