Whittier Is Officially Blue

That's my house with an Obama/Biden yard sign. A humble, yet (hopefully) effective way of getting a point of support out. I figured there's no reason for me not to own one, including the fact that having a fence would make it harder to steal.

What I find inspiring is that Whittier is a small city that tends to lean Republican because of, of course, Richard Nixon being born and raised here. That has changed dramatically. Registered Democrats now outnumber Republicans in Whittier just as of this year. According to the Whittier Daily News:

"During the first nine months of 2008, Democratic registration in Whittier increased to 17,886, while Republicans have gained a mere 88 for a total of 15,247, according to the latest numbers from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Office."

An impressive accomplishment. The Whittier Republicans even go as far as blaming the Dem's for being "too aggressive"

Selma Minerd, who runs the Whittier Republican Headquarters, said part of the problem could be that Democrats are more aggressively registering voters.

Of course, that isn't true at all. The reason we are seeing so many people voting Democrat here in Whittier is because for the first-time the youthful generation feels compelled to go out and vote. They need affordable health-care. They need help paying off their tuition. They are sick of paying so many taxes while the richer and more fortunate enjoy leisurely tax-breaks. They are tired of Bush's policies that McCain is set to adopt. They care about people's freedoms remaining intact and are tired of being dug into such a sink-hole while the GOP pushes us further down and strips people of liberties that we as humans are all entitled to.

It's a beautiful thing when Hope hits close to home.

Full Whittier Daily News article can be read here.