As I sit here preparing to watch tonight’s returns come in from CT,DE,PA,MA & RI I am just sitting back and watching the messages on my twitter feed. Yes, almost all of the 3,700 followers I have support Hillary and yes, almost all 5,000 I follow support Hillary but of course when messages get retweeted I get some Amazing-Hateful-Childish & Bigoted/Sexist responses. I don’t waste my time trying to reason with people who obviously don’t want to talk but attack the client I support and I’m sure this happens to sanders supporters too. Thank God for the BLOCK option on Twitter!
What I know is this. I support the democratic party and it’s nominee. Whether it’s hillary or bernie. it just so happens that I am a hillary supporter. after the democratic convention I will still support the democratic nominee-whoever it is. i was born into a radical right religious souther baptist family. At 18 i knEw that i was not a republican not only because i was gay, but i had watched and listened as my parents campaigned for their favorite republican nominee, that not being the person i knew i could support or that would be supporting me or FIGHTING FOR my future.
MY PARENTS ARE BOTH NOW GONE BUT ONE THING I LEARNED OVER THE YEARS IS THAT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE A REPUBLICAN TO A DEMOCRAT COME ELECTION TIME AND VICE VERSA. A LESSON LEARNED MANY YEARS AGO AND AFTER A FEW YEARS MY PARENTS AND I JUST AGREED TO DISAGREE AND LEFT IT AT THAT.
AS FAR AS DEMOCRATS, USUALLY THEY WILL COME TOGETHER AND RALLY BEHIND THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. I KNOW THIS YEAR IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE BERNIE IS NEW TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND SOME OF HIS SUPPORTERS SWEAR TO NEVER SUPPORT HILLARY. THAT IS YOUR RIGHT IF YOU SO CHOOSE IT. I DO KNOW THAT MANY OF HILLARY’S SUPPORTERS FELT THE SAME WAY IN 2008 BUT AFTER SHE ASKED THEM TO SUPPORT OBAMA & A FEW MONTHS PASSED MOST PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD AND READY FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION.
WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO HELP SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT TO WIN THE ELECTION. I AM FROM TEXAS AND HAVE LIVED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE. MY HUSBAND AND I WENT TO LONDON, PARIS AND THROUGHOUT ITALY DURING THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION. WHENEVER WE MET EUROPEANS WHILE WE WERE OUT SHOPPING, SITE SEEING OR DINING WE WOULD INEVITABLY STRIKE UP A CONVERSATION WITH SOMEONE. THEY WOULD ALWAYS ASK US HOW WE LIKED OUR PRESIDENT. WE’D JUST LAUGH AND TELL THEM WE MIGHT BE FROM TEXAS LIKE GEORGE BUSH BUT WE WERE DEMOCRATS SO THINK THE OPPOSITE OF GEORGE BUSH AND THAT IS WHAT WE BELIEVE. IT ALWAYS GOT US OFF THE HOOK.
AFTER TONIGHT’S ELECTIONS COUNT HILLARY WILL PROBABLY BE MUCH CLOSER TO HAVING THE NUMBER OF DELEGATES TO WIN THE NOMINATION BEFORE THE CONVENTION. I DO WANT TO PROTECT OBAMA’S LEGACY NOT ONLY BECAUSE IT ALLOWED ME TO MARRY MY HUSBAND BUT ALSO BECAUSE I FINALLY ACHIEVED EXCELLENT HEALTHCARE AFTER BEING DENIED REASONABLY PRICED HEALTHCARE FOR YEARS DUE TO PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS.
WE HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR THAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED WITH A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT IN THE LAST 7 YEARS. MANY PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS OR FRIENDS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE LAWS AND AMENDMENTS PASSED OVER THE PAST 7 YEARS. HOWEVER, IT DOESN’T MEAN YOU WONT TOMORROW OR SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE. VOTE FOR WHO YOU CHOOSE OR CHOOSE NOT TO VOTE AT ALL. ALL I KNOW IS IN THE END I KNOW WE MUST ELECT A DEMOCRAT FOR PRESIDENT AND WE WILL. PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL RIGHTS FOR EVERYONE WILL MAKE SURE WE KEEP THINGS MOVING FORWARD.
THE GREAT THING IS WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MONTHS AFTER THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION UNTIL THE ELECTION ON NOV. 8TH 2016. TIME TO THINK, TIME FOR THINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOUR CIRCLE OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT MIGHT MAKE YOU SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY OR TIME THAT WON’T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE TO HOW YOU WILL VOTE. THE GREAT THING ABOUT TIME IS THAT FOR MANY IT CHANGES HOW YOU VIEW LIFE AND WHAT DECISIONS YOU MAKE. I HAVE SEEN SO MANY CHANGES THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, I HAVE MET MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED ME TO SEE TOPICS FROM A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW AND AMAZINGLY I HAVE LEARNED TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND…...EVEN IF ONLY TO LISTEN AND POSSIBLY LEARN SOMETHING NEW I DIDN’T KNOW. IT MAY NOT EFFECT MY DECISIONS AND BELIEFS THAT I HAVE RIGHT TODAY…..BUT MY LIFE HAS CONSTANTLY EVOLVED AND MY VIEWS, ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS ALONG WITH IT.