Reply #24: I think that you are right, Wildeyed! [View All]

You hit the nail on the head. It happens in Southern California too. I live in a red, red pocket in a blue state (Murrieta/Temecula area, just north-inland of San Diego). One particularly astute neighbor of mine stated that she voted for Bush because she just didn't like Kerry. I told that that was a good reason to send the Country straight to Hell. I suspect that she was susceptible to the Christian symbols, and pressure from her in-laws.

I told her that the Fundies, who have a disproportionate amount of influence with the pResident were going to attack birth control, too. She stated that they would never do it. I told that they were. Anyway, you see how the conversation went. This particular acquaintance feels guilty that she works and is away from her children; so, she votes for some Christian ideal life in her head, if that makes sense.