At 18 you make a lot of mistakes. Drinking too much, staying out too late, that girlfriend, or maybe a box you checked while registering to vote. For me, I will only admit to the latter. I come from a family bulging with Democrats. My Grandparents passed the donkey down through my aunts, uncles, parents, and cousins. I should mention also that I live in an extremely liberal part of the country. My friends, friends parents, neighbors, teachers, and mostly everyone I knew was progressive in the...