Bernie Sanders

MelissaB

(16,420 posts) Thu Mar 10, 2016, 04:08 PM Mar 2016

My Republican, Fox News watching, 80+ year old MIL will be voting for Bernie in Florida!

She's embarrassed of the Republican nominees and told us she will be voting for Bernie because "he makes the most sense."

My mother-in-law is a retired teacher from Long Island, NY. I wish my father-in-law had lived to see this day.

Edited to add: I never thought I'd see the day she would vote for a Democrat.

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My Republican, Fox News watching, 80+ year old MIL will be voting for Bernie in Florida! (Original Post) MelissaB Mar 2016 OP

WOOOO! nt retrowire Mar 2016 #1

Darn right! Bernie is going to draw A LOT of independents and republicans. How else do you explain MelissaB Mar 2016 #2

Is she from Long Island or Lowg-Gilan? :) Donkees Mar 2016 #3

I think Lown-Gilan? MelissaB Mar 2016 #5

LOL! No wonder she's Feeling the Bern! Donkees Mar 2016 #8

And he won her over with reasoning, NOT PANDERING!! arcane1 Mar 2016 #4

Exactly! MelissaB Mar 2016 #6

Oh wow, just wow. Thanks! nt thereismore Mar 2016 #7

My brother-in-law shocked the heck out of me last night. Waltons_Mtn Mar 2016 #9

Woohoo! MelissaB Mar 2016 #11

Closed Primary? corbettkroehler Mar 2016 #10

No clue, but she's been there for 25+ years. MelissaB Mar 2016 #12

retrowire

(10,345 posts)

1. WOOOO! nt

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 04:11 PM

Mar 2016

MelissaB

(16,420 posts)

2. Darn right! Bernie is going to draw A LOT of independents and republicans. How else do you explain

Reply to retrowire (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 04:14 PM

Mar 2016

76% or whatever the number is of people in Vermont who vote for him.

Donkees

(31,419 posts)

3. Is she from Long Island or Lowg-Gilan? :)

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 04:16 PM

Mar 2016

MelissaB

(16,420 posts)

5. I think Lown-Gilan?

Reply to Donkees (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 04:18 PM

Mar 2016

Donkees

(31,419 posts)

8. LOL! No wonder she's Feeling the Bern!

Reply to MelissaB (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 04:29 PM

Mar 2016

arcane1

(38,613 posts)

4. And he won her over with reasoning, NOT PANDERING!!

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 04:17 PM

Mar 2016

It can be done!!

MelissaB

(16,420 posts)

6. Exactly!

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 04:18 PM

Mar 2016

thereismore

(13,326 posts)

7. Oh wow, just wow. Thanks! nt

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 04:21 PM

Mar 2016

Waltons_Mtn

(345 posts)

9. My brother-in-law shocked the heck out of me last night.

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 05:11 PM

Mar 2016

He has always been a R. Never heard him say a single good thing about any Democrat.

Last night on facebook (we live several States apart) he was posting pro Bernie articles and dumping on Trump.

Absolutely floored.

MelissaB

(16,420 posts)

11. Woohoo!

Reply to Waltons_Mtn (Reply #9)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 07:12 PM

Mar 2016

That's great. Congrats!

corbettkroehler

(1,898 posts)

10. Closed Primary?

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 05:55 PM

Mar 2016

I really want your people to vote Sanders but we have a closed primary in Florida. Did they change their party affiliation before the 30-day threshold? (fingers crossed)

MelissaB

(16,420 posts)

12. No clue, but she's been there for 25+ years.

Reply to corbettkroehler (Reply #10)

Thu Mar 10, 2016, 07:13 PM

Mar 2016

I would think she knows that because she's active in the community.

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