Hubby was out taking a smoke-break with some coworkers, including some non-smokers. One of 'em, a liberal, began telling the gathered about how he and his wife thought Zell's speech was nuts. One of the other folks outside then said, "I thought it was great!" I have no idea what his political affiliation is. Hubby just grinned and nodded his agreement with the second guy, and he acknowledged that he had liked Zell since the first time he ever heard him when Zell was governor of Georgia. I do not know if there were "swing voters" present in the smoke-break crowd. I don't know if I know any swing voters at all.
My liberal in-laws told hubby and I last week that "George W. Bush is the best thing that's ever happened to this country." That is HUGE in my opinion. These are folks who voted for Carter and Mondale and Dukakis. (they voted for Perot over Clinton both times.) Hubby and I were close to choking on our food or even fallin' off our chairs at the dinner table when my father-in-law said this. When my mother-in-law clarified, "Well, next to Ronald Reagan," hubby and I were literally stunned into silence. (this is a rare occurrence for hubby. When he is silent, it is because he is extremely angry or asleep.) As soon as hubby and I were alone, I asked him what had happened to his parents. We've been wondering ever since if some aliens abducted them and replaced them with Republicans. They think John Kerry is the biggest dufus to be nominated by the Democrats in a loooooooooong time.
The Iowa delegation loved the speech!