Disappointed,

[MadHound]

""Shortly after Obama took office, millennials expressed very positive emotions towards Obama," Tyson says. "They felt inspired or hopeful by him. Two years later, there's a sign that they've become, to use their own word, disappointed."
<http://www.npr.org/2011/11/04/141989227/millennials-uncertain-of-loyalty-toward-obama>

A lot of us are disappointed, not just millennials. Those who are far older, and far more cynical, than millennials are disappointed as well, and our hopes and expectations weren't that high. Yet Obama's center right positions, his unwillingness to fight, his continuation of major Bush era policies, these have all combined to disappoint those of us who had even low expectations of this president.

This is what is going to kill Obama's chances at reelection, disappointment. No matter who comes out of the Republican pack, Obama will be facing a weak candidate. But this feeling of disappointment will hang over the campaign, and a lot of people will simply stay home because of it.

Obama still has time left, and he is starting, perhaps, to finally recognize what he has to do in order to get rid of that disappointment. Hopefully he will act more forcefully to counter that disappointment that so many feel, but in order to do so he is going to have to swing hard to the left. If he does, then he has a solid chance. If not, then the one person who can defeat Obama will do so, and that person is Obama himself.

[newfie11]

1. Not to mention SS, medicare,Medicaid being offered up

I can overlook the rest of the things but this is inexcusable. I am, at this point still voting for him, but if SS is screwed with he is on his own. Just like what would be done to those of us on SS, etc!

I know about the SC and the fear that a repug will put more of the same on there. THAT is the reason at this point I am still voting for him.

[fasttense]

2. Clinton passed some of his most right-wing legislation during his 2nd term.

I'm afraid Obama may turn more RepubliCON during his 2nd term much like Clinton did.

But of course with Clinton, he wasn't getting as much flack as Obama is for his rightward turn. I know I was more focused on Clinton being impeached for sex, than his RepubliCON-like legislation initiatives. And also Clinton didn't have any anti-corporation/banksters mass protests to deal with either.

I had made up my mind not to vote at all in 2012 when Obama signed the bill extending the bush tax give aways to the idle rich. But I then changed my mind when I thought of the (In)justices to the Supremes Obama could appoint. Some of those black robed junta members are getting pretty old and sick. But if he signs a bill to bleed Medicare or Social Security recipients, the Supremes may not make a difference. Especially now that Obama has continued with the unfair free trade acts.

I'm conflicted about voting for him to put it mildly.