My family has been active in Democratic politics ever since I can remember -- I distinctly remember the 1984 election -- Mondale and Reagan -- and Reagan was the devil in my family's eyes. From the age of 3 (almost 4), I knew who was right and who was wrong. I come from a family with a strong union alliance and strong Catholic beliefs and strong Democratic beliefs. I generally vote a Democratic party line because my personal beliefs line up with what the party stands for , and my parents vote Democrat as well for the same reasons. Actually, I am more liberal than John Kerry. My beliefs tend to line up more with our representative, Dennis Kucinich, who is a populist and a progressive. I vote against school levies not so my parents don't have to pay higher taxes, but because the Parma city school district screwed me out of being Valedictorian, and i will always hold a grudge . . . but that's another story.
- Laura
