I was trying to be agreeable without being disagreeable

the Nixon party many grew up with, it's not even the Reagan party, it's morphed into an entirely new species, they really need to change the name to something else.

that party has changed so much! I live in Oklahoma and have heard stories like that from reasonable Republicans, and I'm always amazed at it. These are people who have been stuck like glue to the party for years, and have had an awakening that while they are not completely comfortable with it, it is what it is. I'm not 100% sure what will happen in the ballot box with them, but there is some huge disappointment out here. I also know there is not enough disappointment to turn Oklahoma purple or anything, but I'm surprised there are that many people who seem to be waking up about the turn their party has taken.

Everyone in my family is a dem. At one time my Dad was a republican. He didn't support the war in Vietnam but he was in the Air force reserves all my life and his civilian job was military connected (he made the submarines which carried nukes).

someone in the Reagan admin started talking about limited nuclear war. My dad thought the very idea was reckless. He went into a funk, probably a depression, got prostate cancer (thankfully "cured" quickly and easily) and came out the other side a Democrat. And not just any democrat. He put us all the shame. He studied everything, supported all dems, argued against all republicans and was a radical when he died at age 79.

I think that's why I'm so fascinated by Andrew Sullivan and John Cole who were both pretty rabid republicans but switched. It's almost like changing religion. I can't imagine changing parties.

I'm working on congressional race in MI, canvassing one day I met a woman in her late 50's life long Republican, voted for McCain in 2008, but was voting for Obama this time. Her husband, worked for Chrysler she said if the GOP had their way they'd be out on the street. She mentioned that she recently had gotten into MSNBC, and Rachel Maddow in particular and regreted buying Fox News' BS for so many years. Hell, she not only wanted to vote for Obama(and my candidate as well) she wanted info on she could help Obama with phone calls, etc. To hear her talk, it really was like she had a religious conversion.

Could have saved us all a lot of pain.

I probably shouldn't be disagreeable, but I can't help it.

it kills me, all those folk SOOOO disturbed by "Clinton's infidelity" yet they gave a pass to that bastard bush for starting wars based on LIES

Conservative, R voter until 2004. Ex military, civil service. But now it's like the fog has lifted. She watches MSNBC --loves the Ed Show and watches the others--Rachel, Tweety, O'Donnell (Even Hayes on Sunday). She gets it! I never expected such enlightenment.

If Obama wins, I think the refreshing straight-talking honesty and folksy demeanor of Ed Schultz (Bill Clinton appeal) will deserve some of the credit. His show is helping to provide an antidote to Fox for my MIL's demographic. Thank God. Now she's all about Obama, almost obsessed, doing the vigil for him and "Mrs. Obama," who she also admires a lot. She tells her friends to vote for him, and will even tangle with some of her Repub relatives, tho she's a sweetheart and not abrasive. She just says stuff like..."you know that Obama's for the middle class." (like, duh)

The R party has left my MIL too.