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demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 05:42 PM Nov 2012

My sister voted for her first EVER democratic Candidate OBAMA because of the ACA

it allows both her sons to stay on her family insurance and they both have athesma and need inhalers.



She has NEVER ever voted for a democratic presidential candidate ever~


#redstatehell

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demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)
2. and she is almost 60 so she has voted in a few more elections than I
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 05:49 PM
Nov 2012

she is very quiet tho and never talks about politics.


I had noticed she had been liking some of my FB posts that are positive for POTUS


I texted her this morning and she texted back and told me her vote.

However, she is married to a Baptist preacher's son so she said not to talk about her vote in front of her hubby....Come to find out, he voted Obama as well because of insurance!!!




senegal1

(535 posts)
3. Just reminded my son to vote for Obama
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 05:52 PM
Nov 2012

and to remember that his Uncle got his hip replaced by Obamacare and is now back at work and paying his taxes because of it.

still_one

(92,217 posts)
4. I believe for different reasons a lot of women will tell their spouses one thing, but when they get
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 05:53 PM
Nov 2012

In the voting booth do the opposite


ToxMarz

(2,169 posts)
6. I think that is wonderful. I don't understand why so many good people can only see the big picture
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:00 PM
Nov 2012

when it directly affects them in the immediate term. I have them in my family and it baffles me.

 

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)
7. I think she has been planning to vote for him for a while
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:16 PM
Nov 2012

her family has been through it plus she is so very kind hearted and has made many comments about the coldness of the repuke party

JI7

(89,251 posts)
8. ACA is the biggest Reason i have heard for people voting for Obama who are either Republicans
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:20 PM
Nov 2012

or non partisan apolitical types.

and their reason is not given based on their political views but based on their personal lives. "we don't know what we would do if this is taken away from us".

Romney made a huge mistake in saying he would repeal it. i think he might have been better off giving his own plan and saying he wont try to repeal anything but he will try to get whatever he supports through. not that it would have helped him much.

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