Why would any self-respecting progressive, liberal or even a loyal Democrat consider re-electing Barack Obama...?
not me... burn me once, etc., etc...
glenn...
i have never been particularly inclined toward self-immolation and neither am i a masochist... at this point, i cannot, under any imaginable circumstances, see myself casting a vote for a second term for barack obama... so what does that mean...? sadly, i doubt very much if i will be casting a vote for president in the next election...
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glenn...
One thing is for certain: right now, the Democratic Party is absolutely correct in its assessment that kicking its base is good politics. Why is that? Because they know that they have inculcated their base with sufficient levels of fear and hatred of the GOP, so that no matter how often the Party kicks its base, no matter how often Party leaders break their promises and betray their ostensible values, the base will loyally and dutifully support the Party and its leaders (at least in presidential elections...
i have never been particularly inclined toward self-immolation and neither am i a masochist... at this point, i cannot, under any imaginable circumstances, see myself casting a vote for a second term for barack obama... so what does that mean...? sadly, i doubt very much if i will be casting a vote for president in the next election...
Labels: 2012 election, Barack Obama, Democratic base, Democrats, Glenn Greenwald
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