My canvass list said the husband of the house was Democratic; the wife was Republican. Just my luck, the woman answered the door. I introduced myself and started my pitch. She stopped me with “I always vote Republican because I’m pro-life. And I don’t vote for women because they almost always support abortion.”
I said, “Well, would you give this flyer to your husband? She said, “No, I’ll throw it away. Besides, he always votes the way I tell him.”
Then she said, “And I don’t like same-sex marriage either. I don’t understand why they are allowed to marry when a majority opposes it.” I proceeded to give her a mini-lecture on the need to preserve minority rights from majority tyranny and even brought James Madison into the conversation. I don’t think she bought it.
One of the canvassing rules is don’t argue. Another is don’t take too much time at one house. As I turned to leave, she said, “That woman who ran for President wasn’t too bad.”
I said, “Do you mean Hillary?”
She said, “Yes, at least she was a citizen.”
I could just scream.
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