I have lived in DC suburbs for 34 years. I am not a political neophyte. My husband worked as counsel on the senate judiciary committee during three sup ct nominations. We are both lawyers and we know exactly what is at stake in this election. We cannot afford idealistic votes for a losing third party candidate. All three of my kids will be old enough to vote republican in this election. My 18 yo daughter is interning at the fairfax co. Romney HQ this summer, making calls and knocking on doors. I have never done political work in my life, but she is passionate about this. Are we Mittbots? Not remotely. We are pragmatists convinced that defeating Obama is vital.
The USA is not CA.
Sadly, it is.