How many live in a split Dem family?

[Depaysement]

Wife is for HRC. I'm feeling the Bern.

It makes for interesting dinner conversation. I'm still alive though.

I'm looking for sympathizers.

[DesertFlower]

1. i have a sister who's a repub but

we haven't spoken in more than 2 years and will probably never speak again.

my in-laws were repubs, but after watergate my father in law said "show me a politician and i'll show you a crook".

[vadermike]

2. whoever wins i hope we all come togethr President Cruz is not good or Rubio

me.. my wife is feeling the Bern but may just end up caucusing with me on the 20th for Hill.......she likes Hill tho....I was undecided for a long while .. i just hope at the end of the day we all come together and defeat Trump Cruz Bush Rubio Kasich Christie or whoever the crazies put up..... I think Hillary and Bernie have great strengths and some weaknesses..... i just hope all of the pie fighting i am seeing on here and Dkos is not that severe in the real world..... I think Hillary or Bernie could beat Trump....about 75 % sure of that.. but trump has a way of lying well..

[Liberal Jesus Freak]

3. Not any more.

My hubby feels the Bern as strongly as I do now. Took a few months, though. Keep the faith

[Depaysement]

11. Well done!

She's adamant. It's HRC or nothing. I think she just wants a woman to be President (as do I, Liz Warren would be great).

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

4. Depends on what you mean by 'live in'.

I live with an on again off again used to be Repub person I've slowly worked leftward over the last decade and a half. Dad hasn't said who he's voting for, Mom isn't really committed to either Dem specifically yet, even though she had me put a Bernie bumper sticker on her car, and my sister's family are sadly, RWers.

[mountain grammy]

5. Hubby for Hillary, but likes Bernie

he's outnumbered by my daughter and me and both sons. We're all Bernie all the way!

[Depaysement]

12. A great family!

Get him on board!

[retrowire]

6. apparently my sister and her husband

support trump.

my god.

[TBF]

7. I think I've convinced him to vote for Bernie

but yes he started out gung-ho for Hillary. "But Bernie can't win" over & over. I think we've gotten past that now.

[Depaysement]

8. How did you do that?

I'd love to know the secret.

[TBF]

10. I just tell him every day what is going on

in the news. I've told him all about Iowa and Hillary's escapades there (coin tosses, Dr. Andi, etc). I've told him about all the big rallies and millions of folks sending in their donations. No way does Hillary have that kind of support on the ground. Her support is all institutional (big banks, corporations etc).

[fleur-de-lisa]

9. My mother was undecided . . .

but I convinced her to support Bernie. Daughter was leaning Hillary, but she is now for Bernie. My brother, his wife and 2 sons are all for Bernie.

I have one sister who is a pubby, so who knows what she will do. I'm hoping she is too lazy to vote.

Another sister was a Hillary supporter, but I think she is leaning Bernie now. Her gay son is in the tank for Bernie! He knows that Hillary is no friend to the gay community, until it's convenient for her.

[Depaysement]

13. He wins

If everybody had as mch success as you have had!

[mike dub]

14. "we're Sympathizing here…!"

to quote Walter S. in "The Big Lebowski"… yes Depaysement, same situation in our household: wife is for HC, and I've been feeling the Bern since the very day that he declared his candidacy back last spring.

Re: dinner conversation, or other conversation, I bring up Bernie occasionally (well, ok, OFTEN!), but wife shuts down/doesn't reply much, which (perhaps other husbands have experienced) means, drop it/don't wanna talk about it.

definitely Sympathizing……….
M

[Depaysement]

15. I get the Full Monty argument

You are lucky!

Thanks for the post. Nice to know there's a comrade/brother in the same position!

[dorkzilla]

16. Hubby was kinda non-committal at first

But me screaming at the computer wore him down...or educated him; he'd ask what was the matter and I'd read to him what HRC or her surrogates would say about Bernie then I would make him come to the computer and watch or read the fact-checking which would always make her/them look like a horse's ass.

He's feeling the Bern now. Having a loudmouthed, passionate wife is a mixed bag, I guess.

[Depaysement]

17. God, you guys are good

I'm going to have to work a bit harder!

[dorkzilla]

18. I think TBF has the exact right approach

I'm pretty forceful, but if you think her primary reason for supporting HRC is because she's a woman, perhaps pointing out some facts about Bernie while holding a place open for her to feel like you're not making her wrong for her choice (no one wants to feel stupid for backing a person or idea), that's probably a good idea.

My poor, darling husband gets thumped over the head like I'm Quickdraw McGraw turned into his El Kabong character (one of my favorite childhood cartoons-guess it rubbed off on me more than I knew).

[olddots]

19. our family is very pro Bernie but freakout about my vehement dislike of the Clintons

I tell them to start paying more attention ( they barely tolerate me )