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Originally Posted by DRJDVM's '69
Congress ultimatley decides what gets done in this country. They have way more influence that the President by himself. Until the democrats and republicans in congress can work together, nothing positive will ever get done.
They all need to stop fighting against each others views and policies just because the plan or policy came form the "other team", and do what is right for the country....until that happens, we are all screwed no matter who holds the presidency.
I voted for Obama the first time.....he has unquestionably let me down.... the presidency was prime for the taking....a lob pitch across the plate.....and the best that the Republican could do was Mitt Romney? You guys want to point fingers, then point it at the Republican party for not having a candidate that could win the Presidency when it was prime for the taking....
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This is the truth. The issue for republicans is that to even get the nomination, you have to go so far to the right, that by the time the election comes, you have to swing so far back that people can't be sure what they are going to get.
McCain for example, he was a moderate and someone who I was terribly dissapointed that he changed his views on many issues in order to get the nomination. The exact same with Mitt Romney. He was a moderate but then he was an extreme conservative before trying to be moderate again. I feel like a lot of people probably aren't happy with Obama, but they know exactly what they are going to get and would rather not gamble on these things and hope the other guy is who is saying at that point in time.
I will be very curious who comes out in the 2016 race for both parties. It's way early but I could definitely see myself voting for someone like Chris Christie if he doesn't do the republican extreme view shift.