As a conservative, I keep wondering when people in general will see liberalism for what it is (embodied by what we see out there...)
But I am pessimistic. I wonder how many there are like your uncle.
My uncle is a businessman and personally knows Rick Snyder. Says Snyder is pragmatic first and foremost. My uncle is also a pragmatist and says ideology can only carry a man so far.
Snyder certainly wasn’t my choice but I have been pleasantly surprised for the most part.