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« on: June 25, 2015, 07:01:28 AM » |
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Paternal Grandfather: I don't know, I've only met him a few times
Paternal Grandmother: Right-wing Republican
Maternal Grandfather: Retired member of the United Association of Pipefitters and Steamfitters, which is one of the reasons I'm involved in labor and was kind of the foot in the door for me in terms of my own politics. I don't talk politics with him often, but he hates Republicans, isn't too fond of the Democrats (he hasn't voted for President since 2008), and says his favorite recent President was Carter, whom he has said was 'right, but no one wanted to listen to him.' Hates the Clintons with a passion.
Maternal Grandmother: Straight-ticket Democratic voter, but she has a tendency to repeat pretty much any crazy rumor about Obama. Voted for Bush in 2004 to stop gay marriage (her only Republican vote ever), then stopped voting. She says she'll vote for Hillary though, because she thinks a woman ought to be President.
Father: Doesn't vote. Very much into Alex Jones-type conspiracy theories. Working on getting him into Marxism, as I have said a few things here or there and he seemed interested.
Stepmother: Doesn't vote. Comes from a more middle class background (her dad owned a small interior design business), and seems fairly liberal. Has mentioned liking Bill Clinton before.
Mother: A teacher (and union member), who mostly votes Democratic and has fairly mainstream views as far as Kentucky Democrats go. Voted for Ralph Nader in 2008 and Jill Stein in 2012, as more of a protest vote against Obama's support for education 'reform' than anything else. Unfortunately she seems to be moving to the right and I think she said she likes Ted Cruz (!) or some other nut like that when we last talked politics. Very unhappy with my politics, unsurprisingly.
Stepfather: Voted Republican from Bush Sr. to George W., thought McCain and Romney were 'too liberal' and voted Libertarian (wut) instead. A Republican, but relatively pro-labor.
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