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This liberal Democrat did not expect (5.00 / 12) (#45)
by MO Blue on Thu Jul 10, 2008 at 08:42:40 AM EST
much support from Obama on my issues based on his words and his positions during the primary. That is why he did not get my vote. He has proven to me that I made the right assessment. What has he taken firm positions on since he became the nominee? He stood firm against his Democratic supporters and voted against their wishes on the Bush Cover Up and Elimination of Rights bill. He will definitely IMO stand firm on his expanded faith based initiative program and go even further than Bush in blurring the lines between church and state. On every issue that is important to me, he has willingly adopted the Republican agenda or Republican talking points that put these issues in jeopardy.  

The current and consistent theme coming from Obama and the New Democratic Party is "You Have No Where Else To Go." This to me is just one big "F@ck You, we do not need to listen to you on your issues or your concerns." Well they have, in fact. convinced me that they will not listen to Democratic voters when establishing their agenda. But let me tell them loudly and clearly, I do have some where else to go.

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He lost a big chunk of the old base in January (5.00 / 7) (#100)
by ruffian on Thu Jul 10, 2008 at 10:41:09 AM EST
with his tilt to the right then - the 'Republicans are party of ideas' and 'Reagan sure knew how to get things done' comments.  That's when he lost me anyway.  I knew at that point that I would never have any enthusiasm for him.  I wrote at the time that if he was already tilting right in the Dem primary, I could not imagine where he would be come the GE.  Now we know.

Some people were enamored enough of the new, or so afflicted with CDS,  that they gave him the benefit of slim doubt on that one.

His recent rightward movements are just a continuation of that.  

The party is leaving us, and there are other places to go.

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Same here (5.00 / 3) (#103)
by MO Blue on Thu Jul 10, 2008 at 10:54:25 AM EST
To me this whole thing about Obama moving to the center now that he is the nominee is tunnel vision. Obama IMO ran to the right all during the primary. He had the least progressive domestic agenda of the top three. He continually propped up the Republicans throughout the primary and adopted or approved of Republican ideas. Throughout he used Republican talking points when discussing Democratic issues.  And NO he is not moving to the CENTER now. He is moving farther to the RIGHT.

And yes, there is ALWAYS another place to go.

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