Street Talkers ’08 Election Edition

For this installment of Street Talkers, GO stepped off the street and into New York’s swanky Sunday brunch party, Stiletto, to ask their savvy patrons: Who are you voting for and why?

Name: Michelle

Age: 33

Residence: West Village

Occupation: Production, Managing Director

Last Book Read: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Your Vote: Obama. This world needs the Republicans out of office. The Republicans put us in this deficit.

Important Issues: Turning this world around.

Does being queer affect your decision? A great deal. It makes us more open to a lot of other things. You grow up in a Republican household, you’re like, “Oh, okay, I’m going to be a Republican,” until you get out on your own; then all of a sudden, you’re like, “Woah, I’m gay, I’m for women’s rights and against the death penalty…” It’s all connected, it’s all about being liberal.


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