tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post3544682941057695959..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: Who's fired up for 2012? Obama's base!Nancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-83607086932034706852012-01-07T13:24:40.138-06:002012-01-07T13:24:40.138-06:00I've wondered for a while about the unenthusia...I've wondered for a while about the unenthusiasm for Obama. It didn't seem likely that only the wonks like me would be voting in the next election. <br /><br />I will admit, that I was pretty disgusted at DOJ/Obama during the DADT battle. I understood the reasoning, I understood the posturing due to legal forces but ...<br /><br />You must remember that in some parts of the country, to be a liberal/progressive is to be a self-immolation suicide (almost literally in Terrebonne Parish). Those of use who've spent the last 40-50 years in MS, TX and AL are pretty tired from trying to maintain.<br /><br />It's good to be reminded that there are places where miscegenation is an unknown word.DerFarmhttp://yellowdogpolitics.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-38190335115044600282012-01-06T21:23:20.770-06:002012-01-06T21:23:20.770-06:00Clearly the people most enthusiastic about voting ...Clearly the people most enthusiastic about voting are the ones being targeted by the new voter suppression laws.nellcotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-84216289759442533732012-01-06T12:13:45.199-06:002012-01-06T12:13:45.199-06:00they support Obama by a 69-31 margin over a generi...<i>they support Obama by a 69-31 margin over a generic Republican opponent. Those folks are going to be out again this fall as well.</i><br /><br /><br />That's what I'm talking 'bout!3ChicsPoliticohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430952315895898561noreply@blogger.com