I helped my lifelong Republican father

[GallopingGhost]

vote for President Obama and VP Joe Biden last night.

He's elderly, and a bit shaky, so I helped with the envelopes, but he did the ballot himself.

I couldn't help asking him why Obama, since as I said, he is a lifelong Republican. He said, "I don't like Romney. I don't like his demeaner, or the things he says."

I just told him he made a good choice and left it at that. I'm proud of him.

[gateley]

1. BIG hug for Dad!

[GallopingGhost]

3. Absolutely! n/t

[LiberalFighter]

2. Glad he was able to see through it and realize what was right to do.

[MFM008]

4. me 2

[Cha]

5. I bet you're Proud of him, GG! This is Huge! A BFD, as it were..

[GallopingGhost]

6. Knowing my father as I do,

it is a BFD!

I had braced myself to see the Romney circle filled in, but he chose the President.

[Cha]

9. OMGosh! Down to the Wire and Sanity Won Out!

[Hoyt]

7. Sounds like your dad is quite perceptive and on top of things.

[Faith9326]

8. That's awesome

Thanks you for sharing!

[Indpndnt]

10. Wow! Good for your Dad!

It takes a big person to change after so many years. Very impressive!

[GallopingGhost]

11. Thanks everyone.

It was neat.

It was also a good reminder to me to not write anyone off, dismiss them, or (as per fleur's post) turn our backs on our Dem brothers and sisters who are struggling for change in the deep red states.

[skeewee08]

12. Thanks for sharing GG...

[pinstikfartherin]

13. :). I work at an assisted living...

And I helped one of our residents vote absentee for Obama last week. It was thrilling when he just came out with it, "I'm voting for Obama, I don't like that Mitt guy". Turns out he voted the same in 2008. I was shocked but it was a moment that gave me hope here I the midst of red country (Alabama).

[ejbr]

14. Considering Robme claims both sides of every issues,

one is bound to not like something he says. Good for dad!

[Politicub]

15. Cool dad!

Brings a smile to my face.

[FLSurfer]

16. I also have an elderly father GG

He is a lifelong republican but has not voted for a repub since reagans first term. He wants to, he really does, but reagan,bush1,bush2,rmoney? He has more intelligence than that. I guess one would call him an Eisenhower republican.
He may as well register Democrat at this point.

[hue]

17. You will never forget this moment that You shared!!

[viguy007]

18. Your father is not alone

As another life long Republican I also support Obama. Character counts, and as I outline in my website Mitt's character is not worthy of his being president. I may disagree with Obama on policy, but I can not question his character.

[boingboinh]

19. In what US State? Please.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

20. His hands may be shaky but his mind obviously isn't!

He knows what's what. Good man.

[johnlucas]

21. These stories are golden

Can't get these kinds of accounts nowhere else.
These personal stories.

That's why I LOVE Democratic Underground.

Romney's just that bad.
Thank your dad for me, GallopingGhost.
John Lucas

[mnhtnbb]

22. Love it! Give dad a hug.

[goblue316]

27. I have never voted for a republican in my life, but

That is NOT Cool!!!

[Rose Siding]

33. You don't know us at all, do you?

Poor little thing. We respect the value of everyone's vote, unlike those who support gop efforts to weave disenfranchisement back into our society.

[Chorophyll]

24. Good deal!

[Si MC]

25. Hoping there's Tens of Thousands like your dad

We need a few Republicans who can think on our side of the vote this year.

[Lefta Dissenter]

30. Can we

go for hundreds of thousands, just to be on the safe side?

[Baitball Blogger]

26. I do believe that I will live long enough to once again respect Republicans.

It will take time, and many, many stories like this one.

[Vito Corleon]

28. Till death do us part

My father, too, was a lifelong Republican. Right up to the day he died. Been voting Democrat ever since....

[hrmjustin]

29. Welcome to DU.

[bluesbassman]

35. Welcome to DU Vito. Can you clarify something?

Sorry for your loss. Are you saying that you have been voting Democrat ever since your father passed, or did your father's voting continue with a change of party?

[nobodyspecial]

38. Ooh, a clever one.

He is saying he illegally voted Dem for his dead father.

[mountain grammy]

31. I was worried when I read more Republican ballots than Dem had been returned in Co

my husband said: "I voted early, I'm a registered Republican, and I voted for Obama and a straight Dem ticket. We're not all stupid, you know." Of course I know, I wouldn't be married to a stupid man.

[Gregorian]

32. I like these kinds of posts. But I'll be he still voted R for House and Senate.

Hey, at least we'll save the Supreme Court.

[Liberalynn]

34. Thank your Dad

[bodudedem2959_lib]

36. Good for your father

He made the right choice.

[Nika]

37. Wonderful and heart warming story, thanks.

[ohheckyeah]

39. That's great!

My 86 year old dad said he was taking a cane to vote even though he doesn't always need it...it's just in case someone tries to challenge his right to vote. LOL

He and my mom left the Republican party in 2008 and voted for Obama/Biden.