# Anyone who voted for Obama in '08 not voting for him in '12?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-who-voted-for-obama-in-08-not-voting-for-him-in-12/579330>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [April 22, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-who-voted-for-obama-in-08-not-voting-for-him-in-12/579330 "2011-04-22T05:02:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-who-voted-for-obama-in-08-not-voting-for-him-in-12/579330/61 "2011-07-08T16:41:08Z")

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> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#):
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> The ballot I cast will be in the D column, and I plan to again volunteer in the campaign. But I won’t be voting and working for Mr. Obama; I will voting and working against the other candidate, as I expect the Republicans to nominate a nincompoop.

They can not go wrong with the group that has announced. The cupboard is bare. A serious politician does want to get into that dog and pony show, But they have few serious pols now. They are employees of the wealthy.

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**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-who-voted-for-obama-in-08-not-voting-for-him-in-12/579330/62 "2011-07-08T18:02:43Z")

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The problem is, the Democrats govern, but govern badly, and frankly, they are as owned as the Republicans when it comes to Wall Street (Mr. Obama has not seen fit to jail a single banker despite all the fraud that was happening prior to the Bush recession). But the Republicans … their positions are so awful that it’s like they think government is a clown car and the object is to see how fast they can put the economy upside down in a ditch with its wheels spinning, and how many laughs they can have along the way. No matter how disappointed I am in Obama … and I am VERY disappointed in him, with regard to the economy and ending the wars … the Republicans guarantee I will be voting for him, with their insane policies. Plus, of course, they’ve blocked efforts he’s made to improve things … health care would be a LOT cheaper if the Dems had had their way.

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