My extended family all voting Obama-Biden (state by state breakdown)

[featherman]

California - 8
Oregon - 8
Illinois - 6
Kentucky - 3
Ohio - 2
New Jersey - 3
Washington - 2
New Mexico - 2
Overseas - 4

About 38 total

Includes elderly mother (age 94), elderly aunt, 5 siblings (& spouses), 8 children,stepchildren (& spouses/SO's), two "new voter" grandchildren, assorted first cousins, nieces, and nephews (& spouses/SO's)

Not in list are:

- one brother-in-law who is a moderate Republican - not sure about him this year
- four nephews who won't vote at all for religious reasons
- two cousins who don't bother to register
- one cousin and spouse who are religious right - not sure what they are doing either

[parasim]

1. Wow, that's great!

In my family, it's pretty much my two sons (and one daughter-in-law) and myself voting for Obama. Most everybody else... not so much.

[amber_86]

2. That is great

For my family it is me, mother, father, sister and my two grandparents all live in one town. My cousin and her friend they live in Omaha. And my other cousin. And my other family will two aunts going for McCrack and one aunt don't vote and a cousin who don't vote. So yeah my bother would vote but he's not. But who cares only two voting the wrong way.

[SheilaT]

3. Are you willing to explain

why four nephews won't vote for religious reasons?

[featherman]

4. Sure... they are my brother's adult children by his ex who was Jehovah's Witness

Two of the boys became fervent JW's and married other JW's. Not allowed to vote, etc.
The other two boys grew up as "non-participants" in political life I guess and don't vote even though they are not strong JW's anymore.

One irony is that one of the "fervents" and his wife are big Obama fans but still won't vote.