King of Her Castle

While differences in political opinions have some families fueding and fighting, this electoral year has actually brought Regina King’s family closer together. “This is the first time that a politician has actually ignited interest in the political race from four generations of my family; my grandmother, my mother, myself and even my 12-year-old son,” said King. “That’s pretty powerful.”
The politician responsible for uniting and inspiring King’s family is Barack Obama. King has an enormous amount of confidence in Obama’s abilities as a leader, despite his lack of experience in Washington D.C. “He’s from a lot of places, he’s traveled a lot of places, he’s lived in other countries,” said the actress. “I think just as much as one would say that his lack of experience in Washington could hinder him, his experience in dealing with people from other countries and actually living with people from other countries could make up for what he lacks.”
To King, Obama is the democratic candidate that best represents the American people because he is the most like the average American. “I think something that’s very rare in a lot of countries is that the leaders are usually people who haven’t experienced the same lifestyle as the majority of the country,” she said. “I think what makes Barack so unique and an incredible leader is the fact that he was raised middle class.”
Although she admits that experience is an important qualification for an American president, King believes that Obama is equipped with insight and leadership that will lead our country to new places. “I hear so often that the argument of other candidates regarding Obama is experience, experience, experience. Well, in the past 20 years we’ve had people who were so-called experienced and our country is a really tumultuous place,” she said. “I think it’s about time to try something else.”
– Erin Darling
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