Your long national nightmare has just begun

[derspiess]

My parents are... ... Gerald Ford Republicans; as far as such a thing can exist anymore.  Anyhow they are clearly appalled by Donald Trump; and while they were not at all happy to vote for Hil, they did it.  (Not that she won Michigan despite that.)

My parents are Eisenhower Republicans (were not early enough to vote for him but really liked Ike) and have been loyal to the GOP since.  Trump tested them, but they reluctantly voted for him.  I'm the black sheep in the family-- probably the first person in my immediate family not to vote for the GOP guy in a general election.  My sister in law was headed in the Hillary direction but we think at the last minute she shifted and voted Trump.

[CountDeMoney]

My parents are... ... Gerald Ford Republicans; as far as such a thing can exist anymore.  Anyhow they are clearly appalled by Donald Trump; and while they were not at all happy to vote for Hil, they did it.  (Not that she won Michigan despite that.)

Dad is a Nixon Republican;  liked Reagan and Poppy Bush, but went with Clinton in '92;  was behind McCain right up until he picked his running mate, but has really been turned off by the GOP's marriage to Big Religion.  Singularly disgusted by Trump.

Mom used to be a Goldwater Girl, but has been a single-issue voter since Roe v Wade, left the party and the Catholic Church, and is probably whipping up mazel tov cocktails with AVENGE HILLARY written on them as we speak. 

Last I heard, Dad said the TV hasn't been on since Tuesday night.

[Solmyr]

Ben Carson in charge of education? Lol wut?

[katmai]

Nothing so important, just Health and Human services.

[Martinus]

Ben Carson in charge of education? Lol wut?

Ok, now I think the Chinese sponsored Trump. 

[CountDeMoney]

Nothing so important, just Health and Human services.

At least we won't have to worry about vaccines and stuff.

[Maladict]

Anyway, yeah, he looks tired, but OTOH, President Obama doesn't look 15 years younger than President-Elect Trump, either.

That's what seeing 8 years of hard work being shit on and flushed away does to you.

[Sheilbh]

Anyway, yeah, he looks tired, but OTOH, President Obama doesn't look 15 years younger than President-Elect Trump, either.

That's what seeing 8 years of hard work being shit on and flushed away does to you.

Hell 70 years of hard work.

[viper37]

My parents are... ... Gerald Ford Republicans; as far as such a thing can exist anymore.  Anyhow they are clearly appalled by Donald Trump; and while they were not at all happy to vote for Hil, they did it.  (Not that she won Michigan despite that.)

My parents are Eisenhower Republicans (were not early enough to vote for him but really liked Ike) and have been loyal to the GOP since.  Trump tested them, but they reluctantly voted for him.  I'm the black sheep in the family-- probably the first person in my immediate family not to vote for the GOP guy in a general election.  My sister in law was headed in the Hillary direction but we think at the last minute she shifted and voted Trump.

I never understood these political families, from generation to generation, always voting the same, no questions asked.

My own family was pretty divided between Liberal Party supporters and Parti Québécois supporters; prior to that, Liberal and Union Nationale (Conservative at the Federal level) (an actually, they simply said "Red" and "Blue" in the times of my grandfather, no matter the name of the party).  My Grandfather was a pure Liberal, he only hesitated once, when the Liberal Party had a female candidate for our riding.  His own family was pretty divided between Liberals and Union Nationale.  I remember my dad often telling me he went to parade at his uncle place with his dad, after he lost the elections.  They were almost thrown out at gunpoint.  And that uncle's sons, one of them is Liberal, the other is Parti Québécois.

[derspiess]

Thing is, my family, despite the uniformity (which extends to both sides of my family and includes all my aunts, uncles, & cousins*), is not really *that* political.  We rarely discuss politics, even during election campaigns.  I doubt it would be a big deal if there if there were some difference in opinion.



*I have one cousin who became a bleeding heart liberal, but we still get along great.

[Berkut]

My parents are... ... Gerald Ford Republicans; as far as such a thing can exist anymore.  Anyhow they are clearly appalled by Donald Trump; and while they were not at all happy to vote for Hil, they did it.  (Not that she won Michigan despite that.)

Dad is a Nixon Republican;  liked Reagan and Poppy Bush, but went with Clinton in '92;  was behind McCain right up until he picked his running mate, but has really been turned off by the GOP's marriage to Big Religion.  Singularly disgusted by Trump.

Son?

[CountDeMoney]

Son?

People find it difficult to believe I was once a College Republican and worked the Chavez senate campaign.  But to paraphrase the Gipper I didn't leave the Republican Party, the Republican Party left me.

Edit: wrong year, that was '86.  I'm so old.

[celedhring]

Thing is, my family, despite the uniformity (which extends to both sides of my family and includes all my aunts, uncles, & cousins*), is not really *that* political.  We rarely discuss politics, even during election campaigns.  I doubt it would be a big deal if there if there were some difference in opinion.

Not much to talk if you all more or less agree on. My family is extremely diverse (from my commie half-cousin to my - literally - fascist grandpa, going through leftists and conservatives from all shapes and colors), and we talk incessantly about politics during family meetings.

[viper37]

Thing is, my family, despite the uniformity (which extends to both sides of my family and includes all my aunts, uncles, & cousins*), is not really *that* political.  We rarely discuss politics, even during election campaigns.  I doubt it would be a big deal if there if there were some difference in opinion.

When everyone agrees, it's hard to discuss.

[derspiess]

Not much to talk if you all more or less agree on. My family is extremely diverse (from my commie half-cousin to my - literally - fascist grandpa, going through leftists and conservatives from all shapes and colors), and we talk incessantly about politics during family meetings.

What I'm saying is that at least in my immediate family, knowing us it would not be a big deal if someone disagreed.  We'd still talk about other stuff.