Reply #26: This was in fact the deciding issue for me

[Bluenorthwest]

and his opposition to mandates that people will not be able to afford in the end outweighed some of his rather atavistic attitudes about my community. I crossed a big line to vote for him, and mandates were the largest part of that. Because although I am insured, I know many who are not and the reason is they can not afford it. Also because many people I know only want catastrophic coverage, because the bulk of their health care is alternative and not covered by plans anyway, and or they need dental work far worse than they need a physical, and are afraid they will wind up toothless to pay for a policy that is of little use to them at all anyway. Many others just hate insurance companies for killing their parents or denying a medications and do not wish to help them profit.