Poll: Would You vote for Obama again?

[Rajin Cajun]

I did'nt vote for him in the first place, but it's to soon for me to go one way or another, he's done somethings I found to be completely asinine, and others I thought were pretty smart..
What worries me is the house and senate, Having one party or another with that much of a majority is NEVER a good thing no matter what party holds it.

I agree but to be honest both parties are pretty much mirror images who use their token causes to pretend like they are different. We have been a one party State for a long time now.

 

[megapenguinx]

I would vote for him again, just because I like the guy and his political policies affect me very little or not at all.

 

[Matronadena]

I did'nt vote for him in the first place, but it's to soon for me to go one way or another, he's done somethings I found to be completely asinine, and others I thought were pretty smart..
What worries me is the house and senate, Having one party or another with that much of a majority is NEVER a good thing no matter what party holds it.

I agree but to be honest both parties are pretty much mirror images who use their token causes to pretend like they are different. We have been a one party State for a long time now.

yeah I feel that way the same...I've always saw them as one body, but the only time the public matters is when its vote season, and rest of the time they do whatever the hell they want.

 

[asinann]

If he grew a spine between then and now, maybe. He doesn't seem to understand that in this day and age, there is no in-between; you can't please both parties. He needs to be pushing his agenda as it needs to be pushed, not diluting and weakening it because of the loudmouthed, ignorant braying of the same idiot Republicans who got us into this mess in the first place. Maybe I was just naive for believing he wouldn't fall into the trap that is "bipartisan politics". Change, indeed.

He dogged out on one of his major candidacy selling issues- Gay Marriage.

I know a lot of gay people, I take that personally. Fuck Obama, I regret voting for him, he's a lying scumbag.

What did he promise and how did he fail to deliver on said promise?

If you are talking about gays in the miltiary, then he's working on that right now.

He was quoted recently as saying "Homosexual unions are no more legally valid than those between an uncle and his niece."

That's because according to law in most states, they ARE no more legally valid than those between and uncle and his niece.

 

[Odude]

Other: I voted for Ron Paul and would do so again.

 

[Nutcase]

Except the US Marine Corps was already leading the way in regards to racial integration in regards to combat units. No one is leading the charge nor looking at even doing so with Homosexuals. This is fact not a matter of opinion. Hell my Uncle who is a Command Sergeant Major with Pentagon connections says we are more likely to have a war with Martians then we are to integrate homosexuals. He said DADT is working and no one wants nor cares to change it from that other then Suits. Also anyone thinking Obama will get support when already there is enough rumbling in the US Military about having Obama in office is insane. That man has far too man hurdles to be trying to integrate homosexuals he should be focusing on getting our policy straight in regards to the two nations we are occupying.

You're putting it like "integrating" is something the military has to actively work at, but it's clearly less work to ignore whether someone is straight or gay than to snoop on them and kick them out.

 

[L33tMarvin]

you should have put a maybe one then yeah i would say maybe

 

[Chiddy]

Dont live in USA and wouldnt vote for him because he hasnt "changed" anything yet, America is still the sh*thole is always was

 

[Srkkl]

It really does depend on how he does.

 

[wwjdftw]

Where's the "I will if he gets his shit together and starts to deliver what he promises" vote?

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[Weapon_Master_Jedi]

I'd vote for him again, simply because he's been a better president so far than Bush. That's not saying much, but at least my friends from other countries haven't ever gotten on to ask me "Is your entire country on drugs!?!?" since he took office.

The rest of the world can at least respect him more than the idiot who had his office the past eight years.

 

[scotth266]

I'm not impressed with the man. His stance toward foreign countries is flimsy at best, and I have yet to see some of the amazing economics show up that he's promised.

In reality, you cannot solve all of our problems at once. That's just not how it works. But since Obama promised to do just that, and he wasn't tied to Bush in any way, he won the election. To be honest, if a man ran for President and DIDN'T promise to solve all our problems, it would be a cold day in hell, but I'm not going to give Obama any leeway because he acted like all politicians do.

 

[Kpt._Rob]

Considering that his opposition would probably be, considering recent trends in American politics, an extremely far right Republican, yeah, I would probably vote for Obama again. That said, I'd prefer if there was a REAL liberal I could vote for, Dennis Kucinich for instance. I like Obama, he's smart, and that's one hell of an advantage over Bush, and definately over Palin. However, he's too concerned with trying not to piss anyone off too much. I want a president who will be outspoken in support of gay rights, I'm sick of this wishy washy shit he's been pulling.

 

[Kyletacullar]

he just started and we're already having this conversation, give the guy AT LEAST a year

 

[Flying-Emu]

Obama was heralded as the president who loved and used the internet to bolster his candidacy as president.
The question is though, would you vote for him again after seeing his current performance? I personally am not old enough to vote (1 year...yesss), but would not vote for him.
Let this scenario assume that the other candidate is not an issue, and if Obama himself is worthy of another candidacy. And i did try to see if this topic was done, and did not see it. No bashing of Obama too hard, just if so or not and a short why.
And if you view this please vote, because i know most of you aren't currently

You forgot to mention that he was, in effect, heralded as the Messiah but several of his culti-... I mean, supporters.

Cruel joke aside.

I didn't vote for him the first place, and I don't plan on voting for him again. I don't need another economically liberal term. The government already sniffs around my wallet enough.

 

[Samurai Goomba]

I'm not impressed with the man. His stance toward foreign countries is flimsy at best, and I have yet to see some of the amazing economics show up that he's promised.

In reality, you cannot solve all of our problems at once. That's just not how it works. But since Obama promised to do just that, and he wasn't tied to Bush in any way, he won the election. To be honest, if a man ran for President and DIDN'T promise to solve all our problems, it would be a cold day in hell, but I'm not going to give Obama any leeway because he acted like all politicians do.

Yeah, I guess that about sums up my feelings on him, too. I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt, but his economic plan looks like a bunch of wasteful spending combined with giving cash to people who deserve public floggings for the horrible ways they've mismanaged their companies... And then letting us watch as these same people try to give themselves more bonuses and generally take advantage of the situation (holding the jobs of their employees for ransom in order to keep themselves in the lavish comfort to which they've grown accustomed.)

I dunno, guess we'll see. Anyways, Obama was fated to win the first time. Historically, elections go in party cycles. The Republicans have their man in until everyone is sick of Republicans, then the Democrats get their guys in for as long as their luck holds out. Capable leaders, incapable leaders... That's all so irrelevant in a way. A President's reputation is more ruled by the era and blind luck than anything else.

Hoover was despised simply because he took office at the beginning of the Great Depression and made little effort to get us out of it. FDR took office at the end of the Great Depression and made a great deal of effort to get us out of it (which increased the national debt a lot). Neither one ended the Depression, it was just that FDR was in control during WW2, when American industry bounced back (wartime demands) and the economy recovered. The man's reputation today is largely a product of the era, and of luck.

With that in mind, the worth or lack of merit in Obama's economic policies become less important. It's more about what's going to happen worldwide in the next 4 years, and how that will affect America economically. At least, that's how I see it.

 

[Aries_Split]

I would.
But only if McCain pailin was the only other choice.
Ron paul's a nice person but alas third party.

Ron Paul is a paranoid tool.

And I live in Portland, Oregon and I'm NOT a Liberal.

Wait? Saying something without any evidence doesn't make it true?

 

[Agema]

Obama is limited anyway. A lot of what he may want to do he has to pass through Congress. Many individuals have the power and influence to dilute or scrap bills. Consequently, any president must give up a lot of potential bills in to gather the political influence to pass other bills. The US system was intentionally designed to tend towards gridlock, and succeeds. You can hardly be surprised any president manages to carry out only a fraction of what they hoped to when they ran for election.

At any rate, it'll really be a case of seeing what he's done in 3+ years, not 6 months.