Election Day Nears

Someone in my family probably looks like yours

Like many, my extended family has always been split on politics. We know each other’s positions and rarely discuss the subject. Living in different states we get uniquely slanted news and majority views. We’re all fairly intelligent and pragmatic, but we land differently on these scales:

1. For the greater good versus personal rights
2. Social safety nets versus business profit
3. Religion, philosophy, morality
4. Needing to identify with a candidate or their policies
5. Motivation by careful analysis and history or charismatic identification

Mostly, we differ in willingness to parade our views, and whether we vote.In 2008, All three men were respectable and generally well-spoken. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin stumbled frequently on the campaign trail. One year during a reunion my dad suggested, “Our votes will cancel each other out, so let’s…