Like I said many times before.... I will vote to reelect president Obama...

But I will not donate any money, will not do any work, won't even put a yard sign up or a bumper sticker on...

There is no realistic chance another democrat can challenge him and quite frankly, I would discourage anyone who tried.

But being realistic about it, president Obama, warts and all, is still far superior to anyone of stature in the republican party.

No, I am looking down the ticket and will support progressive candidates across the country and here in Ohio.

Mrs. WCGreen feels the same way.

She was a volunteer coordinator here in the western suburbs of Cleveland. She refuses to do anything more than vote for the man.

I know some will say it is just a gesture, a meaningless drop in the bucket.

But it is my gesture, no matter how small it is, and I will make it proudly and with the conviction that I believe it is the right thing to do.

This time I'll be holding my nose while voting for Obama, and puking my guts as I leave the polling place.

I can't stand him. :puke:

You hate him? You mean that's not hyperbole?

"This time I'll be holding my nose while voting for Obama, and puking my guts as I leave the polling place."

Why would you vote for someone you can't stand?

Since even the worst compromises Obama makes are way better than what the Teabaggers have been proposing,
and that's what we would get from any of the Republicans.

The fewer votes we have, the more compromises we have to make. It sucks, I know.

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So you're planning on compromising your valuable principles for a "clueless" person who is goint to "lose either way though"

Sounds like a massive case of issues!

I have issues. Happy now?

Even though I think Obama has blown it big time, I will vote for him over any rethug candidate.

I will also remain pissed at his cowardice and betrayal though, and plan to leave the US after he loses the election to the thugs.

For some though, it's about one man as opposed to millions of Americans, those least able to speak for themselves.

I would say that anyone who continues to support a politician who does not represent the best interests of the American people, especially the most vulnerable, has a few personal issues of their own. In fact I blame such voters for the situation we are now in.

No politician should have ever been allowed to believe they could count on anyone's vote, no matter what they do. That was the disasterous 'strategy' that led us to where we are today.

What the people need is to organize now and develop strategies that work for them. DC works for Wall St.

And every relevant Senator and Congressman will be hearing from me, too.

Durbin is my Senator, and a member of the gang of six. This makes me ill.

The alternate universe of DU where people must primary the president whether they want to or not.

Even if the republicans had better candidates, it would still be hard for them to beat the incumbent Obama.

turning their lives upside down for a year or more and putting themselves millions of dollar in debt just to pander to the wishes of the far left to push Obama to the left.

So, if Obama is really the great deceiver and promise they think him to be wouldn't he just pledge to move to the left and then fooling them again by not doing it?

Yes, that's brilliant. Primary Obama to move him to the left only to have him move to the middle for the general election, as does anyone who is actually interested in winning the presidency. I don't see the nobility of running a great Liberal purist who get his ass kicked in the general election. The point of having a candidate is to have one who can actually win.

I guess we should just shut the fuck up, huh? Eat our peas, so to speak, just shut up and vote for him?

I'll vote for him, even after he cuts Social Security and Medicare, because he's not as bad as the alternative. Push him to the left? He's just gonna sell us out again. Yeah, I'll shut up and vote for him. But I won't be happy about it. The PEOPLE are more liberal on the issues than he is. But he's being led by his Wall Street contributors.

So all of us should just shut the fuck up ... he's got this.

Right.

Bake

It is important to not allow Obama's ideology to be the definition of what it means to be a Democrat nor is it acceptable to allow this crap to be rubberstamped without a whimper of dissent. Not when we are going into the tank and being sold off cheap to the wealthy and the corporations for which they stand.

What can we profit even if we gain the whole world when we have already sold our soul?

We are going down a road where winning is impossible. I'll take the ghost of a chance over trying to lose in a not as bad as the opposition wants in their wildest dreams.

Is it that important? Are you trying to influence others?

You know it's like 13 months before the election really gets going?

And what about congress?

I stated I would look down the ticket and spend my time and money helping progressive candidates.

It just seems so lame to be bitching about Obama when the election is so far off.
We don't even know how the race will shape up.

Glad to see, FINALLY, that congress is recognized for its import.

Now, if we can just make sure our votes are counted correctly.....

2012 will be back to the same old thing.

And that makes me sad.

in the whole sea change of electing a minority candidate to the presidency like millions of others.

President Obama wasn't elected because he was a minority. He was elected because he could do the best job to get this country moving. What a shame to see that kind of crap on here.

It was an historic moment and anyone who lived through the civil rights vilence and the naked racism that I witnessed would see that it was important to me...

I will vote for him.

NO time spent working for him.

NO money.

NO calling or canvassing.

Out of many gestures comes a mighty wave...

I am saddened that he has marginalized us, his base, in his pursuit of .......what? Reaching out to Republicans? or who?

He had so much good will going for him upon becoming President. He has thrown much of it away...


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In pursuit of those with deeper pockets than the ones who brought him to the dance?

In the pursuit of those who might put him into a prestigious, highly paid board of director job in 2017? (or 2013, depending)

That's a few that come to mind, Peg...:hi:

:kick:

and hold my nose to vote for Obama. But, could you tell me which future progressives you see coming?

A medal is in the mail.

Vote for president Obama and send money to Ms Warren...

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by years end.

He should not be primaried from the left, it would not be productive. Obama will get my vote, my time and money goes elsewhere.