I voted for Barack Obama and...

[Bonn1997]

Poll question: I voted for Barack Obama and...

In the primary...

[Ohio Joe]

1. I voted Obama and I'm glad

Am I happy with everything he has done... or not done? No, I'm not. Yet... I still feel I made the best choice available.

[Swamp Rat]

2. Dennis Kucinich... and I'll vote for him again if the opportunity presents itself.

In the meantime, I'll hold Obama to his promises.

[cyclezealot]

37. I second that.

Obama is a drastic improvement over what we had, but if we had Kucinich there would certainly be no accusations of cozy relations with AIG and Larry Summers would still be working on Wall Street. And we'd be exiting from Afghanistan

[burrowowl]

56. I third that! eom

[Sebastian Doyle]

3. I voted for Obama because Howard Dean wasn't on the ballot

I would have never voted for Hillary, for a number of reasons. The top two were 1) Clinton DLC retreads in the cabinet 2) Mandatory corporate health insurance.

Ironic, huh? :evilfrown:

[ProleNoMore]

4. Voted Kucinich In Primaries, Obama In General, Wish Kucinich Was President

eom

[Xipe Totec]

5. I Voted for Clinton in the primaries

I voted for Obama in the general election.

I have no regrets.

I wish some people would stop implying that those who supported Clinton in the primaries are only half-hearted supporters of Obama.

[polmaven]

45. Well said...

I have no regrets either. I continue to admire the Secretary of State, and I believe President Obama is doing the best he is able given the circumstances he inherited.

If things are not showing a good improvement by the time 2012 comes along, I may.....may.....rethink that...but not now.

[ixion]

6. I voted for Obama

and have been very disappointed.

[Engineer4Obama]

7. Where's the I shoulda voted for McCain Option?

:D :sarcasm:

On edit: I supported Obama in the primary but ultimately didn't vote (in the primary) because I was focused on finishing my last year of engineering school and I missed the deadline for absentee ballots.

[Bonn1997]

10. ROFL! I gues that would go under "other"

[Greyhound]

8. Other, with a hearty "I told you so" thrown in. n/t

[ProleNoMore]

14. Roger That - It Appears That Many At DU Do Not Like Any Criticism Of Obama's Policies Or Performance

eom

[RC]

29. Obama seems to be a ringer...

His performance does not live up to his campaign promises. To much bailing out the big guys and not enough relief for the masses from which he came from.

[ProleNoMore]

33. I Would Tend To Agree - Though I Sense That Many Here Are Not Willing To Admit The Same

eom

[bobbolink]

54. Those are words I could speak heartily.

Wonder how long we'll last? :hi:

[Kaleva]

9. Obama wasn't an option in the primary but voted for him in the general.

[Bonn1997]

12. Wasn't an option? Are you in Florida?

[Kaleva]

24. Michigan

[G_j]

11. Kucinich in primaries

then started holding my nose..

[DJ13]

13. I voted Obama in both the primary and the GE

I voted for him because I knew the Clinton's are too close to corporate interests, and I expected him to be far tougher on cleaning up the corporate corruption of the Bush years.

The joke was on me as soon as he brought in the same people to handle the economy that caused me to refuse to vote for Hillary.

[yourout]

17. Same here...

A little disappointed but not suprised.

[glen123098]

15. I voted for Obama in both the primary and general election.

And I am extremely disappointed with his flip flop on the individual mandate. That was the deciding issue for me between him and Hillary.

[Bonn1997]

16. I expected this to be in the negative for recs but still wanted to know how people felt. After 50...

votes, it looks like a little more than half of the posters are happy to have supported Obama in the primary. That's actually higher than I expected.

[dolphindance]

23. Yeah, you wanted this to be an Obama hate-fest. Admit it. (eom)

[Bonn1997]

51. More of an Obama "disappointment" support group. I definitely do not "hate" the man.

[Bumblebee]

18. and I hate all DU polls, including this one.

[HughMoran]

19. smile

it won't break for face

:)

[FES2009]

20. I voted for Obama...

I voted for Obama, but man he sucks worse than Carter!!!!!!!

[golddigger]

21. Okay!

:eyes:

[Name removed]

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[jonnyblitz]

22. damn what a choice, hillary or obama. nt

[Bonn1997]

52. I picked her b/c the others were not even close in the polls...

but I do think you're right that I should have included more options.

[dolphindance]

25. Voted for Obama in the primary, in the General, and will again in 2012

[lpbk2713]

27. I voted for Edwards in my state's primary.

I'm glad things worked out the way they did. Looking back, I think I was more in favor of having Elizabeth for a First Lady than I was for having JE as Prez. Elizabeth is a class act.

[GoCubsGo]

61. Me, too.

I wanted to vote for Richardson, but he dropped out by then. Had I known what I know now about John Edwards, I probably would have voted for Obama. I would have like an Edwards-Obama ticket--Elizabeth and Michelle.

[Beacool]

28. I voted for Hillary.

I still can't believe so many fell for the hope & change mantra, "we are the ones we've been waiting for" and all the other platitudes.

:7

[HipChick]

30. for everyone who is unhappy with Obama..

I kinda wish Palin on them...:evilgrin:

I'm proud I voted for him, and still am...

[avaistheone1]

32. That's sick.

:puke:

[Shagbark Hickory]

35. What would be the major differences in policy between palin and obama?

End the wars? Don't think so.

Banking industry regulation? Obviously not a priority.

Universal healthcare or public option? Pfft. Don't hold your breath.

Energy policy that creates millions of new green jobs? If it goes the same way as healthcare did, with the oil and coal companies being the only ones at the table then we're gonna be drill-baby-drillin our way to a destroyed planet and an eternity of SUVs.

If Palin keeps her promises like Obama does, then we'd be better off with her.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

42. dumb.

[proud2BlibKansan]

31. I am glad I did but I am disappointed in a couple things he's done

His education agenda sucks. And he needs to end the war.

But I am glad he won. I don't regret my vote.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

43. i too am glad he won

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

34. I voted for the most progressive, anti-war, candidate on the ballot in the primary and general.

And, I'm glad I did.

[raw oysters]

38. Heehee, I hereby nominate you for Diplomat of the Month

:D

[Kitsune]

36. Voted for Obama because he was the better of two less-than-fantastic choices.

Did so again in the general.

Starting to get seriously fed up with the entire mess.

[xchrom]

39. i voted for him -- meh -- he's what i thought he would be.

nothing to write home to mom about. and worse in some cases.

[HughMoran]

47. We hadn't noticed

You're normally so complimentary of the man... :rofl:

[mourningdove92]

40. I voted for Hillary in the Primary and Obama in the gen. election.

I am happy with both decisions. I am also happy with our current President.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

41. on second thoughts this is just daft

[Stinky The Clown]

44. I did not vote in your poll and I unreced this thread

This is just plain divisive.

Criticism of Obama is completely appropriate. To bring Clinton, or any other former candidate into the debate gets off issues and on to inciting gang warfare between the fan clubs.

Shame on you.

[Bonn1997]

53. Ah, basically to learn from the past, we need to ignore it.

[Stinky The Clown]

55. I suppose you could parse it that way if that suits your script.

There's no need to infer additional motive to my post. It pretty much says what I meant.

But you go ahead .... spin it to suit yourself.

[HughMoran]

46. I didn't read correctly, actually I voted for Hillary in the primary

I know realize that Obama was the better choice.

[Sukie]

48. It is so funny that almost double the DUers voted

and are happy Obama is our President, yet most of those that registered their complaints of him on the thread are the ones who don't support him anymore. The loud minority versus the silent majority. I voted for him in both the primary and the general and if he continues in the vein that he has, I will vote for him in 2012. He has more than lived up to what can reasonably be expected considering the political atmosphere he is dealing with.

[Raine]

49. Voted for Obama ... ne regrets about the vote

I just wish he would toughen up and tell the repigs to fuck off.

[quiller4]

50. In my state it is the caucus that counts and I caucused for Obama. I'm glad I did.

[Laelth]

57. I voted for Obama, and I am glad I did.

But that doesn't mean he's perfect, and it doesn't mean I'm not mad as hell that he seems bound and determined to sell out the interests of the American people to the health insurance industry.

:dem:

-Laelth

[gleaner]

58. I chose the "other" option ....

I voted for Barack Obama and now it is time for him to do something to make glad I did. Like standing up for his own initiatives and stop courting the Republicans and the Blue Dogs. That is not what expected or what he promised to do.

[Quantess]

59. I bet that a few people here voted for McCain.

Of course, they would never admit to it.

[UrbScotty]

60. I wish I could have voted for Obama in the primary

Yep. I'm in Michigan.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

62. Remember, the fact that your poll group is self-selecting invalidates the result. N.T.

[Bonn1997]

64. A method of collecting data (like a poll) is not valid or invalid. Specific conclusions based on the

method can have varying degrees of validity. Note that the only conclusion I stated (in an earlier reply) was that a little over half the respondents are happy to have voted for Obama in the primaries. It's hard to argue that that is an invalid statement.

[superduperfarleft]

63. I voted for Obama and wished I'd voted for Nader or not even bothered.

Regardless, it's not like my vote would've made a difference. ;)

[tencats]

65. +1