Reply #93: Was on board from the beginning but became enthusiastic when I saw him in person.

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I'm a 43 year old white woman raised in PA - you and I are in the same 'boat' of 'older' white women who won't vote for Obama. ;-) The MSM must not know about us.

Obama held a town hall meeting in San Antonio right before our primary. Listening to him answer questions from the audience (NOT rehearsed or pre-planned) for an hour and a half sealed the deal for me. He was clear, concise and knew what he was talking about. This is an aspect of Obama that the MSM ignores. He not only gives great speeches, he can kick ass in a town hall meeting too. But from the beginning, his stance on the Iraq war was the biggest reason I chose to support him.

I'm not sure if where one grows up influences their choices; in my case, I grew up in rural PA which is considered 'backward'. However I was challenged by my parents to think for myself and be an individual; even though they are not college educated they are not ignorant. My dad gave me Darwin's Theory of Evolution when I was 16; we went to church every Sunday but he told me I needed to figure things out on my own. Definitely a dichotomy between where I grew up and how I was raised.


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