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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: "Why won’t Obama voters `break up’ with him?" by Greg Sargent at WP [View all]whathehell
(28,969 posts)26. Yeah, isn't that a weird way to put it?
Answer: 'Cause he hasn't given me my ring back yet"?
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"Why won’t Obama voters `break up’ with him?" by Greg Sargent at WP [View all]
applegrove
Sep 2012
OP
I wonder how many people actually speculate in any detail about exactly how things get done.
patrice
Sep 2012
#3
Thank you for teaching civics. Presidents have limited powers and the House controls the purse.
JRLeft
Sep 2012
#5
This puts everyone in a difficult situation when we try to do as we really should and talk to
patrice
Sep 2012
#8
Yep. Some of those who scream loudest about "Freedom" are actually absolutists and/or ideologues.
patrice
Sep 2012
#40
Fits to the juvenile middle school or elementary school level of the right. Immature bullies.
freshwest
Sep 2012
#29
Who in their right mind leaves an intelligent caring man for a robotic unfeeling jerk?
Jennicut
Sep 2012
#13
Those "conversions" are fake, IMHO. I talk to Dems daily, and never once have I heard one.....
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#18
Thing is, you're always going to find 'conversions' every election cycle...
Drunken Irishman
Sep 2012
#20
The national debt never makes it into any conversations I have with people
Proud Liberal Dem
Sep 2012
#25
I'm sure it may come up in some circles, but I've never heard anyone in my family, or....
Tarheel_Dem
Sep 2012
#33
It is very simple. The republicans have said they want to dismantle social security and medicare.
still_one
Sep 2012
#32
Because people don't have those sort of relationships with their politicians?
Proud Liberal Dem
Sep 2012
#36