In 2004, Chenelle Heren voted to re-elect Republican President Bush and even campaigned for him.
Now the 21-year-old UW-Madison junior from Eau Claire is supporting Democrat Barack Obama after hearing the Illinois senator tell a crowd of 17,000 at the Kohl Center that he would end political divisions and unite the country.
“I’m more conservative and Obama has definitely expanded my horizons,” Heren said. “He’s opened my eyes and ears to a lot of things. I believe what he says.”