Ever since the president signed on the debt ceiling bill, which is more in line with Republican ideals than Democratic ones, I've read and heard many liberals make it a point they will not be voting for Obama in the 2012 election.
I consider myself to be a liberal, perhaps not to the far-end of the political spectrum, but if I were to rank myself between 0 and 5, with 0 being very conservative, 1 conservative, 2 slightly conservative, 3 down the middle, 4 liberal and 5 very liberal, I'd give myself a 4.0. When it comes to social issues, I'm between a 4 and a 5 and when it comes to economic issues, I'm between a 3 and a 4. I also, as you could probably guess, voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 election over John McCain. However, while I did not much care for the before-mentioned bill and have not agreed with President Obama on a number of decisions he's made, I will still be voting for him in the 2012 election.
I probably shouldn't definitively state that, as I don't know who the Republican candidate will be, but if it's one of the two favorites, Mitt Romney or Michelle Bachmann, rest assured, I will be voting for Obama and honestly, at this point, I can't think of a single Republican candidate I'd think about voting for over Obama at this very moment.
Did Obama promise too much in the lead-up to the 2008 election? Yes. Did he truly know what he was getting himself into? Probably not. However, the guy is still much more liberal than any of the Republican candidates and we progressives have a better chance of seeing at least some of our goals achieved with him in office, much more so than if Romney or Bachmann took control. So, let's step back, take a deep breath and think this thing through. Regardless of how angry we are with the president at this current juncture, let's not send the country further right by sitting at home on election day and allowing the likes of Mitt Romney, Michelle Bachmann or another Republican to run this country. The only way we can prevent that from happening is to show up on election day, vote the president in for a second term, vote liberally for candidates both locally and nationally and get involved. No matter how angry we are with one decision or another made by President Obama, we will achieve absolutely nothing if we stay at home on election day or even worse yet, vote for another candidate. I'm not too happy at the moment either, but that will not dissuade me from voting on election day or dissuade me from voting the president in for a second term.
I consider myself to be a liberal, perhaps not to the far-end of the political spectrum, but if I were to rank myself between 0 and 5, with 0 being very conservative, 1 conservative, 2 slightly conservative, 3 down the middle, 4 liberal and 5 very liberal, I'd give myself a 4.0. When it comes to social issues, I'm between a 4 and a 5 and when it comes to economic issues, I'm between a 3 and a 4. I also, as you could probably guess, voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 election over John McCain. However, while I did not much care for the before-mentioned bill and have not agreed with President Obama on a number of decisions he's made, I will still be voting for him in the 2012 election.
I probably shouldn't definitively state that, as I don't know who the Republican candidate will be, but if it's one of the two favorites, Mitt Romney or Michelle Bachmann, rest assured, I will be voting for Obama and honestly, at this point, I can't think of a single Republican candidate I'd think about voting for over Obama at this very moment.
Did Obama promise too much in the lead-up to the 2008 election? Yes. Did he truly know what he was getting himself into? Probably not. However, the guy is still much more liberal than any of the Republican candidates and we progressives have a better chance of seeing at least some of our goals achieved with him in office, much more so than if Romney or Bachmann took control. So, let's step back, take a deep breath and think this thing through. Regardless of how angry we are with the president at this current juncture, let's not send the country further right by sitting at home on election day and allowing the likes of Mitt Romney, Michelle Bachmann or another Republican to run this country. The only way we can prevent that from happening is to show up on election day, vote the president in for a second term, vote liberally for candidates both locally and nationally and get involved. No matter how angry we are with one decision or another made by President Obama, we will achieve absolutely nothing if we stay at home on election day or even worse yet, vote for another candidate. I'm not too happy at the moment either, but that will not dissuade me from voting on election day or dissuade me from voting the president in for a second term.
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