"a person is in their 40's and still supporting Democratic candidates, it's pretty hard to believe that she is suddenly a rock-ribbed conservative (short of a dramatic life-changing event)"
I guess Democratic senator Zell Miller might disagree with your protest. As I recall he did a pretty good job of telling us what it meant to be a conservative. Don't you agree?
"I guess Democratic senator Zell Miller might disagree with your protest. As I recall he did a pretty good job of telling us what it meant to be a conservative. Don't you agree?"
You are absolutely right, I'd forgotten about Zell Miller, I'd bet you can count on one hand the number of counterexamples to my assertion.
Jim