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Being the left of liberal I am.... That no party affiliation was mentioned was not accident. It was deliberately omitted for the simple reason there that, as things stand now, there is no party on the scene in DC I feel is genuinely representing the interests of the middle class, working poor and impoverished. There are a few individuals whose long-term records reflect consistent and sincere efforts, such as Dennis Kucinich, Bernie Sanders (yes, I realize he is a socialist) and gone-but-not-forgotten Anthony Weiner. Since I did not self identify as a democrat, I am puzzled as to why you did that for me. Progressive liberal is NOT synonymous with democrat. Independent voters do not exclusively reside between the GOP and democratic parties. They can also be found to their right and left.
Discussing votes cast against one candidate rather than in support of the other is just that. I said I would probably vote for Obama out of fear of other GOP primary candidates, with the possible exceptions of Romney and Huntsman. This is not the same thing as supporting Obama, Romney or Huntsman. It is a lesser-than-2-evils vote that requires no embellishments or faulty conclusions be drawn.
Clinton and Obama came about as close as any to being candidates I felt I could support, but both of them turned out to be much more moderate than I thought they were during the campaigns. Another clue I am more than a bit disenchanted with the democrats who take the progressive left’s votes for granted, then proceed to turn their backs on us and chide us for CONSTRUCTIVE criticism of certain broken campaign promises (not confined to Obama by any means) and seismic policy shifts.
…. just how badly we need campaign finance reform and expansion beyond this extremely frustrating current 2-party system. Hello. I have been feeling a sense of inadequate party representation for a long time, a sentiment I believe is shared by many in this country, right, left and center.
I had the same problem with Obama in 2008 you have with Rick Santorum now. Yet another indication of lack of enthusiasm for Obama, then and now.
I am one of those “professional progressives” Obama’s team threw under the bus a while back and I find his inability to find his spine (a flaw shared by so many of his fellow democrats) exceedingly annoying. Another not-so-subtle expression of utter frustration with lack of effective representation.
Like you though, I suspect I will end up voting for him again anyway because I cannot see anyone in the GOP field that I think would not be just as destructive as I think Bush was. Voting against rather than for a candidate AGAIN is not ringing endorsement of the default candidate who receives a fear-of-his-opponent vote.
If he [Huntsman} were the nominee, I would actually consider SITTING OUT in 2012 since I’m having such a hard time watching Obama morph into a soft core, old school moderate blue dog republican. I find Huntsman the least threatening of all GOP contenders. This does not mean I would vote FOR him, or Romney, for that matter. It means I would consider NOT voting for Obama should Huntsman get the nomination. This statement unequivocally confers deep dissatisfaction, not only with Obama, but with democrats as a whole.
I have no interest in bandwagons myself and may just end up turning in a ballot write-in. Still on the fence, right alongside you. Again, not a ringing endorsement of Obama.
I remain completely baffled by your first sentence where you assume I will vote for Obama and only for Obama. As for the rest of your post, I respect your choice and preferences, but from where I sit, Cain is irrevocably tainted by his blatant prejudice against ALL Moslems, making him completely unsuitable for the Office of the Presidency. If that’s OK by you, so be it, but I happen to married to a Moslem who loves this country and he, along with my son, do not deserve such prejudicial attitudes in their leadership. The remainder of your post is not grounded in reality and I am feeling weary of arguing with such delusional ideas.