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Samantha

(9,314 posts)
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 04:35 PM Aug 2012

One woman's poll of one Republican man in Florida

Silly but I thought this morning when an old friend touched base with me on a health care matter, I wanted to sound out the mood in Florida on the upcoming Presidential contest.

After we finished discussing the topic about which he called, I laughed and asked him if this one woman could conduct a one man poll of a Republican in Florida. This person is in his early sixties and is very well to do.

He agreed to participate in my poll:

Sam: As a Republican in Florida, who do you predict will win the Presidential contest in November in Florida?

Floridian: Obama.

Sam: Why do you think Obama will prevail over Romney?

Floridian: Most people I know can't stand Governor Scott, and by extension they can't stand Romney, another Republican.

Sam: Why did Florida elect Scott governor?

Floridian: I don't know. I can't find anyone that voted for him!

Sam: Do you think most Floridians are familiar with the Ryan Budget Plan?

Floridian: No.

Sam: Do you think most Floridians know Ryan proposes to "voucherize" Medicare?

Floridian: No.

Sam: Do you think most Floridians know Romney supports privatizing Social Security?

Floridian: No.

Sam: Will November be a landslide victory for Obama in Florida?

Floridan: No.

Sam: So you think it will be close?

Floridian: Very close.

Sam: Do you think Scott's plan to update the Floridian database list of eligible voters, striking many from that eligibility list because they cannot produce a government-issued i.d. is an attempt to swing the election to Romney?

Floridian: Could very well be.

Sam: (Laughing) Thank you for participating in this one woman's poll. This has been very interesting.

Polling results: The sun is starting to shine on President Obama today in the swing state of Florida. If President Obama's campaign organizers stay vigilant, the election weather forecast is that a climate change of election air may appear in Florida this November that could be a very sunny, warm one!

Oh, and what was the other matter he initially called to discuss? He started the conversation with, "Boy, do I owe your President a huge thank you." I cautiously asked why. He said he just unexpectedly received a rebate check from his health care insurance carrier, with a cover letter stating that since it had not spent 80 cents on every premium dollar it had collected from him, it was required by the Affordable Care Act to return to him the amount enclosed in the form of a check. The check was in the amount of $1,200!

Sam

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One woman's poll of one Republican man in Florida (Original Post) Samantha Aug 2012 OP
bravo Voice for Peace Aug 2012 #1
I really thought we all needed a little lift during this election season so I was pleased to write Samantha Aug 2012 #2
well I'll give it a little kick.. Voice for Peace Aug 2012 #3
Thank you, and yes, I think so as well Samantha Aug 2012 #4
Maybe just 2012 Sunshine for short Voice for Peace Aug 2012 #5
Okay, that works Samantha Aug 2012 #6

Samantha

(9,314 posts)
2. I really thought we all needed a little lift during this election season so I was pleased to write
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 06:59 PM
Aug 2012

this. I wasn't too sure, however, how well it would be received. I usually post serious material.

Thank you for responding. Recommendations are very nice, but written responses are special.

Sam

 

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)
3. well I'll give it a little kick..
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 08:22 PM
Aug 2012

and I think your friend's responses to your poll are
very telling, plenty serious enough for me.

Samantha

(9,314 posts)
4. Thank you, and yes, I think so as well
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 08:41 PM
Aug 2012

I asked very nicely specific questions to which he honestly answered. I was surprised at his candor. This guy is nobody's fool. He is a self-made man who created his own business a few decades ago, he made an excellent strategic choice in the business he established, was a tremendous success, lived and worked all over the world. I would have thought like so many Republicans I know, the biggest thing he would be focused on would be who would give him the biggest tax cut.

Thank you for responding to my thread. If I receive any more news from my Florida "mole", I will post again. Let's see, we need to give him a code name for future posts -- how about "Deep Throat -- 2012 Sunshine version?

Sam

 

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)
5. Maybe just 2012 Sunshine for short
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 08:43 PM
Aug 2012

Maybe you can get him to poll all the Republicans he knows and report back to you. heh

Samantha

(9,314 posts)
6. Okay, that works
Wed Aug 8, 2012, 10:43 PM
Aug 2012

I was thinking about asking him to keep me informed of the political winds in Florida, and I think he probably will do this. I think he might quietly be thinking of voting Democratic, even though he is a longstanding Republican, because he had a serious illness lately and his health insurance is extremely expensive. He pays for himself since he was self-employed and is now retired.

I have explained to him that if the Republicans get into office and the Ryan Plan is implemented, people with health problems will experience the return of the lifetime cap on what companies will pay and that he is now protected by the ACA, which repealed those limits. He understands that as a well-to-do person the stipend he is given under the voucherized Medicare Plan will not take him very far in covering his health issues and that as a well-to-do person, his voucher will be lower than average. I think this truly bothers him.

So thank you for responding and for participating on my thread.

Sam

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