This story will surprise no one who has lived in a deeply liberal community that prides itself on its tolerance and diversity above all else. A brave Illinois 8th-grader, daughter to a conservative dad and liberal mom, conducted a social experiment in the weeks before the election in the tolerant, liberal suburb of Oak Park. She wore a “McCain Girl” shirt to school on one day, and an “Obama Girl” shirt on a subsequent day. The responses to her McCain shirt were predictable, as she was harassed by students and questioned by teachers: