Would you have voted for Obama in 2012 knowing that to get elected he was intentionally lying
about keeping your doctor and your healthcare plan if you liked them, your rates would go down or that the roll out of Obamacare would be a disaster and almost 6 million people (to start) would lose their coverage and have to find other plans to enroll in, which according to reports, are much more expensive with high deductibles and forcing you to pay for benefits you'd never need? Many who didn't vote for him did know all these things because they made it their point to be informed...were you? or if not, in retrospect, would you have voted differently? Or are you just too embarrassed you did?
First of all, all politicians lie to get elected. To believe otherwise is naive. Secondly, one may have all good intentions when one speak, and believe what they are saying will be true in the future, but time and circumstance change things. That does not make one a liar.
by Dr Billy Kidd 13 years ago
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney said last week that Obama has a secret agenda for his second term. I'm wondering what that is. Romney did not say. Or is this the old psychological trick of projecting your fault on the other guy. Is it Mitt who has the secret agenda? I surely don't know. Perhaps,...
by mimisays 16 years ago
I fear I am the only one...I know my reasons, I would love to know yours.... What do you say to people who assume you voted for him because you are black?
by T_Augustus 14 years ago
If Barack Obama was the Republican candidate, would you have voted for him?Very curious what an HONEST answer would be from both Republicans and Democrats alike...the operative word is "honest".
by Kathleen Cochran 8 years ago
"One of the many underappreciated legacies of the Obama administration has been its widespread implementation of pro-consumer policies. Under the outgoing president’s leadership, multiple executive branch departments and independent agencies have enacted laws, rules and regulations designed to...
by Don Bobbitt 12 years ago
BE HONEST, SENIORS! How many of you were SECRET Obama votersBe Honest. I have talked to a lot of Seniors since the election and many of them voted for Obama secretly. Although most wanted tp vote more conservatively, they just kept their mouth shut and as Romney burned his bridges with seniors,...
by Mary's Crumbs 13 years ago
Complete the phrase: Obama will be (voted out of office/reelected) because _____Provide your best comment or opinion as to why the President will either be reelected or ousted this November.
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