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An empty threat, or are they for real?
They are trying to be hopeful, but the Democratic Partys most passionate voters are struggling to hide their frustration with President Barack Obama.
Republicans attack the president as a big-government liberal. Many liberals meeting Thursday at Netroots Nation it describes the annual convention as a giant family reunion for the left argue instead that Obama hasnt fought hard enough for progressive priorities on taxes, health care and the economy.
Even more problematic for the president: With the election just five months away, some are threatening not to donate money or time or even vote in November for the man who overwhelmingly ignited their passions and captured their imaginations four years ago.
I want to be happy with him, said Democrat Kristine Vaughan, a 45-year-old school psychologist from Canton, Ohio. But I am finding that he has succumbed to the corporate influence as much as everyone else. I think he has so much potential to break out of that, but overall he has been a disappointment.
Vaughan isnt sure whether shell vote for Obama a second time and probably wont donate money as she did during his first campaign. She refuses to support Republican challenger Mitt Romney, but is considering writing in another candidate in protest.
The sentiment is not unique among the 2,700 people gathered on the first day of this three-day convention. More than a dozen liberals interviewed here indicated some level of frustration with the president, despite widespread praise for his recent decision to support gay marriage and ongoing push to scale back military action in the Middle East...
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Liberals Threaten Not To Vote In November Over Disappointment With Obama « CBS DC
DRUDGE REPORT 2012®
They are trying to be hopeful, but the Democratic Partys most passionate voters are struggling to hide their frustration with President Barack Obama.
Republicans attack the president as a big-government liberal. Many liberals meeting Thursday at Netroots Nation it describes the annual convention as a giant family reunion for the left argue instead that Obama hasnt fought hard enough for progressive priorities on taxes, health care and the economy.
Even more problematic for the president: With the election just five months away, some are threatening not to donate money or time or even vote in November for the man who overwhelmingly ignited their passions and captured their imaginations four years ago.
I want to be happy with him, said Democrat Kristine Vaughan, a 45-year-old school psychologist from Canton, Ohio. But I am finding that he has succumbed to the corporate influence as much as everyone else. I think he has so much potential to break out of that, but overall he has been a disappointment.
Vaughan isnt sure whether shell vote for Obama a second time and probably wont donate money as she did during his first campaign. She refuses to support Republican challenger Mitt Romney, but is considering writing in another candidate in protest.
The sentiment is not unique among the 2,700 people gathered on the first day of this three-day convention. More than a dozen liberals interviewed here indicated some level of frustration with the president, despite widespread praise for his recent decision to support gay marriage and ongoing push to scale back military action in the Middle East...
Read More:
Liberals Threaten Not To Vote In November Over Disappointment With Obama « CBS DC
DRUDGE REPORT 2012®