BE ELECTED
by Christine Bowman

Whose family hasn't argued about politics?

We don't know if they've come to blows yet, but according to The Chicago Tribune [1] today, Richard M. Nixon's daughters are backing two different candidates in this year's presidential race. Julie Nixon Eisenhower has maxed out her donations to Democrat Barack Obama, giving $2300 for the primary season, while Tricia Nixon Cox has given the same to McCain's primary and $2300 more for his general election fund. The Tribune doesn't mention whether their husbands support the same candidates.

Sticking with famous political families, Maria Shriver has backed Obama, despite her husband's nod to McCain.

But problems of political passion plague regular folks, too, not just the Nixon and Kennedy families. The BuzzFlash Mailbag has long been a forum for readers plagued with intra-familial political conflict. From election cycle to election cycle, BuzzFlash reader "Shirley from St. Louis" has often given and received moral support on family political differences through the Mailbag.

Today on the day of the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, a big day for the intra-familial dispute in the bigger Democratic family, we invite readers to share their stories of conflict. Vent about your pain, your laughs, your reconciliations at BuzzFlash by logging in and commenting below. Tell us if your husband is a knucklehead, your wife a stubborn mule, or your brother simply an unrepentant right-winger. We hope you'll feel better for the catharsis. Add your comment below.

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