A friend of mine supported Kucinich in the primaries. She IM'd me the other day to talk about her frustration with the current choices — she likes neither Obama nor McCain. She asked me to tell her why I supported Obama. I talked about his ability to work with split legislatures, his mediative style, and his respect for individual rights. She was pleased at my response — "everyone else just talks about hope and change and stuff" — but I knew I hadn't won her over. After a sleepless night thinking about Palin, I constucted the following letter to her, which I sent this morning (slightly edited for anonymity).
I'm not a confrontative person, as you can tell by the letter — I use a soft touch, and just hope it works. You might find the letter too gentle.
But if you think it might be helpful in persuading a friend, feel free to steal any of my verbiage.
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