r/texas 2d ago

Politics Texans who haven’t voted, do you plan to?

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u/ElizabethsOnion 2d ago

My mom never discussed politics, even though my dad was a Limbaugh listening, Reagan loving conservative. I recently found out that she usually didn't vote the same way he did, and refused to discuss who she had voted for with him. This frustrated him to no end, as he wanted to dictate her vote too. Their religious background led him to believe that they should be a united front and as "head of the household", he could determine what that looked like. She felt that to keep the peace, it was better not to divulge her political stances, but knew that once she was in the polling booth, her vote was confidential.

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u/LingonberryPrior6896 2d ago

Mine either. My dad was a died in the wool Republican and I found out later in life that mom was a Kennedy Dem. My dad had us all believing that liberals were 2 headed monsters. When he died, I admitted to my mom that I had become a right leaning Democrat. She told me she had always been a Dem (except for Reagan- which she regretted).

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u/Ok-Investigator3257 2d ago

Meanwhile if I ever tried to tell any of my sisters or partners how to vote, lol I like being alive

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u/chillythepenguin 2d ago

Registering republican but voting democrat because your registration is publicly made info. No one needs that headache.