This year has been an eye opener for us MA natives. Ohio is a big swing state. It is very unpredictable as to which way they will go and as a result, the concentration of Republican nastiness can be seen here. Everything from constant smear ads to questioning the validity of votes (otherwise known as voter suppression).
Likewise, we have had numerous visits from all the candidates. As a matter of fact, Miss Lipstick is speaking right now and it is being televised live!
Obama has been calling as well as visiting. He called a few weeks ago and DH answered. I'm proud to say he was mannerly, but he did explain that he is voting for the McPain ticket. I believe though that because DH is registered as an independent, he is on some kind of undecided list.
Because Yesterday, the phone rang and I noticed the Ohio for Change title in the caller ID. I knew this was Obama, so I answered thinking he was going to personally ask me to help out with his campaign. Instead a very well spoken gentleman asked for DH. I told him that DH was at work and he continued and asked if DH had made up his mind yet and if there was any chance he would be voting for Obama.
After I stopped laughing, I explained to him that yes, DH had decided very firmly, long ago, and though I had spent the past 9 months trying to make him see reason, he was still going to vote for McCain. So in the end, we will be cancelling each other out again this year.
"Well, you just make sure you get to the polls on election day," he replied.
I assured him I would but was bothered by the subtext I felt in his statement. Somehow, I heard, "or maybe make sure he doesn't, like slip something into his coffee that morning." Ya. That was probably just my conscience.
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