woolfe9999
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During the 2008 campaign, I said the US needed another FDR, and that I had real concerns whether Obama fit the bill. I hoped he would. He wasn't my first choice, or second.
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Much of this is correct. However, the more loudly progressives criticize Obama, the more likely we are to see an R in the Whitehouse come 1/2013. Remember, it was basically the progressives who either stayed home, or voted for Brown, in Mass, due to their dissatisction with the healthcare bill not being far enough to the left, that cost the D's that seat. You might also consider this: while Obama is a disappointment to the left, there is at least a chance he would govern further to the left in a second term because he'll have no concerns about being re-elected. Compare that to electing the R, then think twice about rhetoric that may cause a lot of dem voters to sit the next election out, or vote for some far left third party candidate.
- wolf