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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts) Mon Aug 17, 2020, 07:26 PM Aug 2020

Susan Molinari (R) To Endorse Joe And Speak At Convention

I don't know how much pull she has but she comes from a powerful blue collar political family. You would think some normal Republicans would be swayed by her.

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***Susan Molinari (R) To Endorse Joe And Speak At Convention*** (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2020 OP

That name in the list surprised me this morning. musette_sf Aug 2020 #1

They were working class Republicans. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2020 #2

There might be more Republicans for Biden than we think. Their vote will count too against trump FloridaBlues Aug 2020 #3

musette_sf

(10,202 posts)

1. That name in the list surprised me this morning.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 07:37 PM

Aug 2020

Her dad is a longtime Staten Island Republican - his last political office was Beep of SI.

She was the keynote speaker at the 1996 RNC convention.

If anyone had told me 40 years ago that Guy's daughter would be speaking at the 2020 DNC convention, I never would have believed it.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

2. They were working class Republicans.

Reply to musette_sf (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 07:38 PM

Aug 2020

FloridaBlues

(4,008 posts)

3. There might be more Republicans for Biden than we think. Their vote will count too against trump