My grandfather was prototypical New Hampshire, a rotary-style conservative small businessman who built this temple in part w his own hands. He married an Ellis Island immigrant & they raised 3 small town kids.
If they were alive I think they would be voting for @amyklobuchar. 1/
If they were alive I think they would be voting for @amyklobuchar. 1/
My grandparents knew a little something about defeating tyranny. As small-government as I think my grandfather was, fear of people like Trump were the reason.
He voted Republican when New England Republicans supported public schools & health care— and modesty. 2/
He voted Republican when New England Republicans supported public schools & health care— and modesty. 2/
My grandmother lost 7 siblings and had to make the journey to America as an 8 year old on her own. She was a refugee. America took her in.
My grandfather put an American flag everywhere he found a place: on his windshield, in his office, in his yard. 3/
My grandfather put an American flag everywhere he found a place: on his windshield, in his office, in his yard. 3/
They admired people who served the country from humble roots, who got up at the crack of dawn & didn’t love the sound of their own voice.
Frankly they would have been impressed that someone who lived in as small a house as they did, like @amyklobuchar, could be president. 4/
Frankly they would have been impressed that someone who lived in as small a house as they did, like @amyklobuchar, could be president. 4/
They would have liked all the bills she got done, all the people she could work with from farming & city communities. Liked her foreign policy experience.
But they would have loved her as a person. They raised their daughters & their son to be that strong, smart & empathetic.
But they would have loved her as a person. They raised their daughters & their son to be that strong, smart & empathetic.
