"for the first time in my life, I will not vote for a Republican candidate for president"

Republican: I will vote for Obama

Published by jacquie on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 7:31am


This is a very long, but excellent read. The article was written by a life long Republican who has never voted for a non Republican in a presidential election. This year he is not just voting for Obama, he is also actively engaged in volunteer activities to help make sure our President is re-elected.

Take a few minutes to read why this life long Republican is voting for Obama, a clear case of what is wrong with today's GOP:



FOR THE 1ST TIME IN MY LIFE, I WILL NOT VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT.
I'm a life-long Republican, voted for John McCain, and supported Mitt Romney as the most realistic candidate in the primaries. However, as both a Republican and more importantly an American, I did not share Rush Limbaugh's view expressed in January 2009: “I disagree fervently with the people on our side of the aisle who have caved and who say, ‘Well, I hope he succeeds'... I hope he fails.” Nor do I agree with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell who in October of 2010, was asked what "the job" of Republicans in Congress was. McConnell answered, "The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president." We were in the middle of the greatest economic crisis since the 1930's and my party has as its main goal trying to make sure the president fails — even if the country fails right along with him. What has happened to my Republican party, this is not a sporting event, we all either win or lose together.

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