My roommate Marguie is still--at this late date--a Hillary supporter. I've been wracking my brains to figure out why, and throwing every argument in the book at her, but nothing has fazed her.
Then she told me she met Ms. Clinton when she was in college. And then I totally understood. Meeting political candidates in person (at least partly because serious political candidates are, it goes without saying, breathtakingly charismatic), if they're in your party, can lead to irrational, undying, goose-stepping loyalty.
Seriously. If I met Barack Obama tomorrow, I would probably be writing him in as a candidate in every election from now until the time I die, even if I outlive him by decades. Also I'd have embarrassing Obama tattoos.
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One of my co-workers met Hillary back in the day too, and is supporting her. She must make quite an impression one-on-one.
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