"Well, color me impressed," she said with an approving nod. "Maybe we disagree on less than I previously knew. Y'know, for as involved as I am with your political career, it feels weird, like I'm learning about a whole different person. I wish I would've known this stuff sooner -- might've made getting out of bed a little easier." She offered a gently teasing smile to soften the blow.<br/><br/>"The financial front is the final conservative frontier. I am a firm believer in taxation and reasonable regulation, but you're right; the most common criticism I come across over social media websites is that they can't vote GOP because they or their friends or a family member is gay. Young people may not be converting to atheists en masse, but they're less religious than their predecessors. They're worried about their job prospects once they finish school; it's practically the only thing anyone can talk about in terms of their future at that age -- the outrage machine is dead or at the very least dying. I'd love to usher it out completely."<br/><br/>She adjusted herself in her seat, recrossing her legs beneath her. "I came into the job during a time when the GOP decided to court the Latino crowd more heavily -- and I'm a cog in that machine. You may not have been looking for a spokeswoman for race when you hired me, but you can bet that I fit snugly into the narrative. I'm not happy about it, but I guess I can give credit to the party of washed-up white men for recognizing that they've got room for other demographics. There may be hope yet!"