Older voters with interesting voting histories

[MarkD]

Someone in this forum once asked "Describe a Dukakis '88 and Bush '92 voter," and I said "Me." Then they asked why, and my answer is kind of complicated:
As of 1988, my first time voting, my biggest issue of concern, at that time, was that I wanted the Supreme Court to get a little bit more liberal in order to overturn Bowers v. Hardwick. But that was before I started studying constitutional law in depth. During the G.H.W. Bush administration, I did start studying Con Law a whole lot, and through my studying, I realized I was wrong and that Bowers was correctly decided. By 1992, I decided that I wanted Originalists to be appointed to the Court, and Republicans were far more likely to do that. Plus, as of 1989, I also decided that, taking into account ALL of my political views -- all economic issues, all "social issues," and national security issues -- I was generally much closer to being a Republican.
(I'll be 59 y.o. in less than 2 months.)