"I changed my mind 100% he is the real deal. The Republicans don't have anyone like this"

[grantcart]

Probably 70% of the people in my field (insurance) are Republicans.

One person who I have worked closely with for 10 years and like has been a staunch Republican but we rarely talked politics but when we did we would have friendly disagreements but not persuade each other.

When we talked today and when I told him about the health insurance I was able to get he offered that he had changed his mind about Obama and what the Democrats were trying to do. I nearly fell over with his new assessment.

He surprised me by volunteering out of the blue his new take on Obama, "I changed my mind 100%, he is the real deal. He tells you exactly what he is thinking. Trying to get health care for people is a good thing and bringing on a big system like this is always going to have some initial problems, but it is going to save people's lives. Over the last month I listened to him a lot and realized how much I trust what he says and how much I just like the guy. The Republicans don't have anyone like this, you were right about him."

There are a lot of non religious business types that have been going along with the Republicans but really hate the social conservatives and are really fed up. Those polls showing a huge shift in public opinion are not a fluke, they are losing major sections of support, and they are still clueless about it.