"It struck me as odd. He's a guy from Somerville, so I was surprised he was supporting Obama"

[ron_newman]

The above quote is from a parole officer, testifying about an Obama bumper sticker on an alleged murderer's car.

The bumper sticker helped link the defendant and his car to the crime, which is a Good Thing. But I don't get the parole officer's logic at all. How many Somerville people do you know who didn't support Obama over McCain in 2008?

(From the Herald, via Universal Hub.)

(2008 Somerville presidential election results from Boston.com: Obama 26450, McCain 5197, others 700)

Comments

[ifotismeni]

that may be true, but that hasn't been the perception in most of massachusetts. in fact a lot people from outside the area still think somerville = slummerville. you'd be surprised.

[jesseh.livejournal.com]

Slummerville doesn't mean we'd have voted for a Republican!

[ron_newman]

I voted for Weld in 1990. Last time I voted for a Republican, unless you count the years that Alderman-at-Large Bill White still identified with that party.

[jesseh.livejournal.com]

Were there Republicans in Mass before Weld? (I'm only sort of kidding.)

But I will confirm that Old School Somerville would be unlikely to have an Obama sticker on the car....

[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

Does Weld count as a Republican? :)