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former-republican

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14. The economy had a lot to do with it

Reply to Poll_Blind (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 01:21 AM

Nov 2012

Hell I voted for Obama but for me to say now I know everything will be fine with the economy would be a bit naive.
We had the market tank 300 points today . We have the fiscal cliff and whether the President decides to deal with the devil
or not is up to him.

We have one of the largest free trade bills passed that is sure to out source more jobs.

We have the President that at one point is going to have to deal with Iran going forth with a nuclear weapon.

This is no fucking picnic for the President .

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I find it deeply unnerving that so many voted for Romney. I just...do. [View all] Poll_Blind Nov 2012 OP

I'm not surprised a bit quinnox Nov 2012 #1

It's just that EVERYTHING about Romney exuded the predator class, predator capitalism. Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #4

As long as it was a white raptor nadine_mn Nov 2012 #7

Yeah, based on what little I know of the demographics of this last race and the demographics... Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #10

Yeah, my grandparents were racists, too tavalon Nov 2012 #16

I wish I could agree with you but I just can't tpsbmam Nov 2012 #21

I hope I'm right about this tavalon Nov 2012 #22

It does seem incredibly intransigent..... tpsbmam Nov 2012 #30

I agree. EC Nov 2012 #2

Well the important thing is K-Matt Nov 2012 #3

I don't. ananda Nov 2012 #5

Hunh! You know, at first you lost me but then you wrote that sentence about... Poll_Blind Nov 2012 #11

A lot of those reasons are why progressives have issues with Obama, not necessarily conservatives. gtar100 Nov 2012 #12

I didn't believe that Bush would be so bad since he was such tavalon Nov 2012 #17

Wow. Great post and agreed 110%. riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #32

Me too. Good writing. It really is. eom uppityperson Nov 2012 #6

Sadly, I think there was a ton of racism in this election tarheelsunc Nov 2012 #8

Well, keep in mind that many have been brainwashed... pointsoflight Nov 2012 #9

I really do not get it, either. Scares me witless... Rhiannon12866 Nov 2012 #13

The economy had a lot to do with it former-republican Nov 2012 #14

Some really good points in this thread... PoiBoy Nov 2012 #15

Who are we kidding? Many of those who voted for Romney held their noses while doing so out of coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #18

Republicans need an intervention-- felix_numinous Nov 2012 #19

my mom votes gop, even tho it basically stands against almost everything believes in... KG Nov 2012 #20

honestly, it's the prefect example of why I do not have faith in Humanity stuntcat Nov 2012 #23

believe me there are NOT tens of millions of them argiel1234 Nov 2012 #24

I think Romney's constant flip-flopping was a deliberate strategy JBoy Nov 2012 #25

You are expressing what causes me great consternation as well n/t Mira Nov 2012 #26

Also... kentuck Nov 2012 #27

a lot of them didn't vote for romney- they voted against Obama. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #28

I know. They're nuts. Zoeisright Nov 2012 #29

Low Information Voters Agony Nov 2012 #31