So are you going to vote for Obama, or some Republican, or stay home?

[Cyrano]

As far as I'm concerned, I have no choice.

Obama has moved from disappointment, to disillusionment, to Republican light.

Nonetheless, there's no way I can ever vote for any member of the maniac party.

And staying home is not an option since it's the same as voting for a maniac.

So I'm stuck voting for the worst Democratic President in my lifetime.

It seems that's the only choice I have. What's yours?

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[Hell Hath No Fury]

2. There are always choices.

And "staying home" is never an option for me.

As for me, I will vote for the person I feel best represents my interests and what I want for the future of our Country.

[supraTruth]

29. That is NEVER the republiCON party!

[Raksha]

43. Same here, and for the same reasons.

I will not vote for Obama again. I made up my mind on that score several months ago. Unless something unforeseen happens, I will write in Bernie Sanders. First time in my life I won't be voting for the so-called "lesser of two evils." I just don't see much difference between the lesser one and the greater one.

[NorthCarolina]

77. Same here...

Just need about 69 million more of us with the same conviction to make it happen. Insurmountable odds? Who knows, there's always a first time for everything, and these ARE crazy times.

[county worker]

3. I think you need to leave Obama out of the equation. Yes vote for him but work to elect Progressive...

where ever you can.

I have long ago given up on seeing change come from Obama. He is the best choice in 2012 for President so far but I don't plan my 2012 electioneering around Obama like I did in 2008.

[Cyrano]

Yep, I'll vote for him, but I won't contribute or lift a finger to help him

[Johonny]

20. kind of feeling that way

My vote and participation are out there for Obama to win. There is no Republican likely to win the nomination that will get my vote. They suck. There are however people down ticket and issues down ticket worth me voting on. It would be crazy to stay home. Since I'm going to show up, I'll probably vote Obama anyways. My focus atm is down ticket because for every good Obama thing I think about, a lot of Obama things leave me less than interested. Perhaps next year when everything will be full campaign mode he'll fire me up enough to forget wtf Gitmo is still open etc...

[supraTruth]

65. Then work to get him a Democrat Congress & Senate!

[Edweird]

69. Uh, yeah - we had a Dem Congress (the Senate is part of Congress BTW) and what happened?

It was squandered. Wasted.

[supraTruth]

73. & some of those closetCONdemocrats are now GONE.

[Edweird]

75. So? Obama whipped the Dems on the Left to move right.

[Ken Burch]

4. There's still the option of a primary challenge

If nothing else, an "Uncommitted Slate For Worker's Rights and Social Justice" could be put up in a lot of states.

[SidDithers]

21. The dream dies hard...nt

Sid

[Ken Burch]

23. The alternative is to give up.

No good at all comes of Obama being renominated by acclimation. If that happens, there can't even be a good reason to have the damn convention.

It's right-wing to want an Obama re-coronation. The man can never be popular again.

[emulatorloo]

50. "It's right-wing to want an Obama re-coronation." That sentence doesn't make any sense to me.

Can you explain it a little better? Thanks!

[Ken Burch]

56. By "re-coronation", I meant an uncontested renomination

To do that is to endorse everything he's done to the party's activists and to give up on working for anything better in the future. It also means making the next convention a pointless exercise-as useless as the 2004 John Kerry "resume'" convention.

[emulatorloo]

58. Thanks. I appreciate you taking the time.

[Tesha]

62. Here's the New Hampshire Democratic Primary Ballot, FYI, in the order they filed:

Barack Obama, Chicago, IL (PO Box 8102, Chicago, IL 60680) filed by VP Biden [e-mail]

Darcy G. Richardson, Jacksonville, FL (7810 Fox Tail Lane, Jacksonville, FL 32219)--- filed by mail [e-mail]

Aldous C. Tyler, Madison, WI (PO Box 45568, Madison, WI 53744) – filed by mail [e-mail]

Robert B. Jordan, Garden Grove, CA (PO Box 1419, Garden Grove, CA 92842) – filed by mail [e-mail]

John D. Haywood, Durham, NC (PO Box 61419, Durham, NC) – filed by mail [e-mail]

Bob Greene, Mountain View, CA (433 Sylvan Avenue #1, Mountain View, CA 94041) – filed by mail [e-mail]

Craig Freis, Lake Elsinore, California (16519 Badalona Street, Lake Elsinore CA 92530) – filed by mail [e-mail]

John Wolfe, Jr., Chattanooga, TN (707 Georgia Ave., Ste. 401, Chattanooga TN 37402) – filed by mail [e-mail]

Randall Terry, Purgitsville, WV (101 Cantwell Court, Purgitsville WV 26852) – filed by mail [e-mail]

Ed Cowan, Moretown, VT (1151 Stevens Brook Road, Waterbury VT 05676) – filed in person Cornelius Edward O’Connor, West Palm Beach, FL (PO Box 967, Palm Beach FL 33480) – filed by mail [e-mail]

Bob Ely, Lake Forest, IL (PO Box 652, Lake Forest, IL 60045) – filed by mail [e-mail]

Edward T. O’Donnell, Jr., Wilmington, DE (2005 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19103)

Vermin Supreme, Rockport, MA (PO Box 2384, Rockport MA 01966) [e-mail]

[Donnachaidh]

5. A year away from the election?

With OWS in the mix -- I'm NOT deciding until things start to shake out. And anyone who does decide now is nuts, imho. :shrug:

[closeupready]

6. Does it matter? Most people here say he's powerless next to Congress. So

shouldn't we be focusing on Congressional races instead?

[Cyrano]

13. Yes. But I'm still stuck having to vote for him

[Auntie Bush]

71. So go vote for a Thug if that will make you happy. I'll vote for Obama!

[supraTruth]

27. Then work to EXPEL the CONS from Congress!

[closeupready]

31. Agreed.

nt

[hifiguy]

7. I will not be staying home and

I will not be voting for any Republican, that's for damned sure.

What I am going to do with my vote remains an open question at this point and probably won't be resolved until I see the last pre-election surveys for my state. If it's close I will hold my nose and vote for Obama. If not, well, we will see.

[LuvNewcastle]

67. That is basically my plan.

I've never voted Republican and I'm not going to start now. The Republican candidate will probably carry my state with 55% to 60% of the vote, so I should at least be able to vote my conscience. For the first time, it looks like I'll be voting third-party for President.

[The Straight Story]

8. I'm gonna get really drunk and just pull some levers (nt)

[girl gone mad]

11. Don't get too drunk..

or your levers might not function properly. ;)

[The Straight Story]

12. Mine is already broke, it only points north

:rofl:

[in_cog_ni_to]

9. Write-In is always a choice...Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Alan Grayson...

I never stay home. If things go badly, I like to complain about them. If I don't vote, I don't feel I have the right to complain.

[leftstreet]

10. Wow. You're admitting Obama is the worst Democrat in your lifetime?

Interesting

[Cyrano]

17. The worst Democratic President,

not the "worst Democratic politican."

[leftstreet]

30. That'll make a hellavu campaign slogan. Worst Democratic President 2012 !!

Should bring out the voters in droves

[Cyrano]

33. That's my opinion, not my bumpersticker

[wryter2000]

14. Vote for Obama

Give my money to more progressive dems.

[Ship of Fools]

18. Ditto.

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[zipplewrath]

16. Not made yet

As several have pointed out, it's a year away. I held my nose and voted for Clinton, twice. I'm sure I can do it again. In the right atmosphere, one could vote third party, kinda depends what state you come from. I have to admit, I'm far more focused on my congress critter than president.

[Lucinda]

19. It's a long time until the election, and I'm TN so it's likely a done deal here

however no Rep votes for me.
This batch is even crazier and less capable than usual.

[Angry Dragon]

22. I am going to vote for Bachmann because she is from Minnesota

Oh wait, she said she was from Iowa, now I have to go back and ponder more

[liberalmuse]

24. No brainer - Obama.

He's not perfect, but he's not a raving lunatic hell bent on destroying this country, either. Not voting or writing in someone is basically going to give the election to the 'pubs, and if that happens, God help us. It happened with Bush and it can happen again. We can't afford to have that happen again.

[stillwaiting]

25. I can't STAND Obama anymore.

And as of right now I'm voting for him.

[supraTruth]

26. I will vote for President Obama & continue to press for MORE & HIGHER Income Tax brackets for

MULTIMILLIONAIRES & BILLIONAIRES & for our WITHDRAWAL FROM ALL WARS, INCLUDING THE DRUG 1.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

28. Voting for Obama is voting to keep the Supreme Court sane

I'm not thrilled with Obama but the Supreme Court will outlive his political life and is too important to allow to fall hopelessly into extremist hands for years to come.

[kiranon]

36. Agree. n/t

[dionysus]

32. LOL, nice way to get in some cheap shots...

:rofl:

[Cyrano]

35. Cheap shots? These are shots that affect our very lives.

[Richardo]

34. poor baby.

:cry:

[Cyrano]

37. Save your "poor baby" comments for this country if a Republican ends up in the White House

[dionysus]

40. you're the one helping them, not us. i've read your posts. you're transparent.

:nopity:

[RevStPatrick]

38. I'll probably vote for Obama on the Working Families Party ticket...

...holding my nose the entire time.

I like the man, but he's not MY president.
But we do have to keep any one of those Republans out of the Oval.

Although honestly? At this point I can't imagine that a Romney presidency would be any different.

[KamaAina]

57. I wish more states had cross-endorsement like NY does

with cross-endorsement, Working Families (the closest thing we have to a true Labor party) can put Obama (and Gillibrand, Schumer, etc.) on its own ballot line while still running its own candidates for other offices. That takes care of the "you're just throwing your vote away" canard.

[Zorra]

39. If he doesn't do anything really offensive to my democratic sensibilities

before the election, I'll vote for him.

[rjj621]

41. Definitely voting Obama

I can't stay home and there are many elections where I'm trying to pick between the lesser of two evils (I don't think ever R is evil or every D is good, local elections are different than national), this isn't one of them. He is still so much better than any of the Republicans running, I just wish he didn't give into their demands and threats so much. I understand compromise, I understand not getting everything you want but damn. Take the healthcare mandate for example, good intentions, never gonna pass the Republicans but then to make it worse by mandating crap, overpriced insurance through a for profit?
They (Republicans) are deliberately stonewalling and letting bad bills go through knowing the people will, at least partially, blame the Dems. The abysmal approval rating for Congress isn't only for the Republicans.

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[bowens43]

44. non of the above.

I will not be casting a vote for president but I will vote a straight democratic ticket otherwise.

[Upton]

45. I'll be voting for someone on the left..

which means I won't be voting for Obama again.. Shit, if I had wanted a Republican in 2008, I would have voted for one..

[JDPriestly]

46. I'm stuck too.

We may have some leverage thanks to the OWS movement.

Obama may realize that he really can't continue to try to take no stance and just ride on whatever is happening.

The people who strongly supported Obama in the weeks before the election, the folks whose work put him over the top are not out there demonstrating because he has not stood up for them.

The unions stood up for Obama. Obama's support for unions has been puny and weak.

The students stood up for Obama. Tuition hikes and privatization of education have increased under Obama -- and at his direction.

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[Bandit]

48. Blow up the TV, move to the country, eat a lot of peaches...

If things continue as they currently are going, I don't plan to vote.. Probably ever again..:shrug:

[Liberal_in_LA]

49. I'll happily vote for Obama.

[DainBramaged]

51. Not fair to ask, voting is private, not fair, blatant call out

:mad:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

52. Maybe. And, that's a promise.

I'll be voting for the most progressive, anti-war, candidate on the ballot. If that happens to be Obama, he'll get my vote.

[Taverner]

53. Obama has my vote. Not my $$$ and not my time or energy.

That all goes to local candidates this time around

Obama is the best we are going to get, period

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[KamaAina]

55. Obama.

Like the man said, "There is a difference between bad and worse, and it is far sharper than that between good and better."

"The man" was Robert A. Heinlein.

[gkhouston]

59. Shelby the border collie. n/t

[DFW]

60. Vote for Obama, of course.

I may be a little disappointed, a little frustrated, but I'm not crazy.

[Motown_Johnny]

61. Straight Democratic Ticket, same as always... and I am proud to do it

same as always

[supraTruth]

64. DAMN STRAIGHT! DoN'T let the closetCONS passing on this board EVER talk U out of it!

[JoePhilly]

70. +100

[madokie]

63. I guess its to each his own as I don't agree that he is anything you say

I see a person who is working his way through the shit that is Washington and making little steps ever step he takes. I don't see the dismal picture that you must see and am sure glad I don't. I think our President has made progress for us, the average joe, from day one. He's a black man and many can't grasp that a black man can be President so he's sorta got his hands tied there and the same people think because his father was a Kenyan they don't accept him for being legitimate. He's been climbing a mighty big hill since the day he was sworn in. I heard what he said to me when he was campaigning and as I see it he has been as true to his word as circumstances allow. Things take time and Things change and what we need is some big changes and complaining and berating this President isn't in our best interest. He is probably the last chance we'll get at having a decent human being as our leader for a long time, longer than I'm got to live. I support him 100%, knowing full well that no man is perfect.

Go on back to your hating on President Obama now, I don't care, it doesn't mean anything to anyone except you anyway and hate is not a good way to spend ones time on this earth.

May peace find you

[SammyWinstonJack]

66. Being in Tx I don't have worry about voting for Obama..I will vote.

I will vote for every other office, though and it will be a straight Dem ticket. :shrug:

[Steerpike]

68. meh

If the Democratic Candidate is Obama...I will vote for him. Things will only get worse in his next term...but would be "worser" under any Republican.

I am doomed!

[cyberpj]

72. Let's start a write-in campaign for a true PROGRESSIVE candidate and get OWS behind it. nt

[quinnox]

74. I'll be voting for whoever I think the best candidate is to dig us

out of this mess.

[NorthCarolina]

76. You could write in Sen. Bernie Sanders name on the ballot for President. nt