If you’re the daughter or son of a politician running for President does that automatically mean you have to vote for your parading political parent?

Recently, former New York Major and Republican Presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani’s daughter Caroline was reported to support Barack Obama candidacy for the White House. Her Facebook profile revealed her as a ‘liberal’ and a member of one the Barack Obama support groups on the site.

The media had a field day with this story.

I would guess the reason people are shocked is because traditionally if a family member of yours is running for office you vote for them since you’re related and that’s just the way you’re expected to behave. I personally think this isn’t something to be shocked over, but celebrated. Many news sources have said the strained relations between Giuliani and his family were the cause of this revelation. But no one seems to be thinking that this is a girl, independent in thinking, who so happens to have different belief than her parents do.

It could be equally as likely that Caroline’s choice of candidates is based purely in belief, and her decision could have had no reflection to any possible animosity towards her father (well, I’m just speculating). Her decision to not post her support for her father’s campaign may not be based on any sort of father-daughter love, but rational independent thinking.

Plus, since when has there been any kind of love in politics? Point proven.
—Eming Piansay