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Originally Posted by merrylander
AFAIK the GOP is the biggest threat this country has faced in a century, so yes I will vote for Obama.
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You do seem to get at the root of Obama support on display here thus far. Each answer contained a rant against the alternatives. So are people basically supporting Obama because of their perception that he is potentially the lesser of two evils? Doesn't seem to me like the kind of thing that really get's the base out to vote. The AFAIK qualifier is honest and noted. Maybe people should know more before choosing who they support.
Reminds me of a clip I saw recently from (excuse me for having to mention the Howard Stern Show) where they interviewed a bunch of supporters at an Obama rally and attributed McCain's stands on issues as Obama's and asked people if they supported these particular things about Obama and people who were voting for Obama were responding 'yes' and defending things like Pro-Life, continuing the war in Iraq and Sarah Palin as VP because the interviewer had told them these were things Obama supported.