Obama NOT for Mama

As if mother-daughter relationships weren't already complicated enough, MSNBC posts a story today highlighting the divided of the most close-but-often-contentious relationships: mothers and daughters...

Some highlights...

"For mothers and daughters, fights over the political often feel very personal, particularly in an election with a woman GOP vice presidential candidate and following a tight race where a female was a finalist for the Democratic nomination."

and

"Young voters favor Barack Obama over John McCain 59 percent to 38 percent, according to the latest Gallup data ... Among women overall, there's a big gap between the 54 percent who support Obama and the 39 percent who choose McCain."

and

"Faced with a daughter whose political views are opposite her own, a mom may feel like her kid is rejecting everything she worked so hard to teach ... And especially in a heated election like this one, politics can become a symbol of identity for some people."

It's not this news is all that interesting or new to me, it just furthers the point that change is hard to come by. Generational divides run thick no matter where you look, but as far as this election is concerned, it's not just race that's a major factor in people'e decisions.

It's gender.

First there was Hilary Clinton; now it's Sarah Palin. Both very different women standing for very different issues. But does that matter to some women when it comes time to vote? Are there women out there voting for the GOP simply becuase it means a woman will finally enter the White House.

I would argue, yes.

Are there voters out there simply voting for Obama because it will mean an African-American finally becomes president.

I would argue, yes.

So much for change.