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DispatchPolitics · technology· Nov 2, 2008 · 1 min read

Obama vs McCain, the difference

Jonathan Curley’s a banker who’s voted Republican in the past, but went out canvassing for Obama because his wife told him to. His does a good job of summing up…

Jonathan Curley’s a banker who’s voted Republican in the past, but went out canvassing for Obama because his wife told him to.

His opinion piece in the Christian Science Monitor does a good job of summing up what this US election is about.

Let me make it clear: I’m pretty conservative. I grew up in the suburbs. I voted for George H.W. Bush twice, and his son once. I was disappointed when Bill Clinton won, and disappointed he couldn’t run again.

I encouraged my son to join the military. I was proud of him in Afghanistan, and happy when he came home, and angry when he was recalled because of the invasion of Iraq. I’m white, 55, I live in the South and I’m definitely going to get a bigger tax bill if Obama wins.

I am the dreaded swing voter.

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