And boy that influence of family can be strong. It was funny because I was talking to my mom one day about — at the time — the possibility of Biden stepping down and I just said, “boy, isn’t all this stuff about Biden crazy!?” without even thinking she had a different view and she (fellow Democrat) goes, “Yeah, I can’t believe they’re trying to force him to step down!” I was like, “Aw shit, hold on… I think you and I disagree on that…” and within 5 minutes she at least had the capacity to understand the points and almost immediately switched in agreement. But it’s hard to tell if that’s because I made a strong case or if she just blindly trusts me… For Republican families who are even more patriarchal, that shit can be even worse.
And boy that influence of family can be strong. It was funny because I was talking to my mom one day about — at the time — the possibility of Biden stepping down and I just said, “boy, isn’t all this stuff about Biden crazy!?” without even thinking she had a different view and she (fellow Democrat) goes, “Yeah, I can’t believe they’re trying to force him to step down!” I was like, “Aw shit, hold on… I think you and I disagree on that…” and within 5 minutes she at least had the capacity to understand the points and almost immediately switched in agreement. But it’s hard to tell if that’s because I made a strong case or if she just blindly trusts me… For Republican families who are even more patriarchal, that shit can be even worse.