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In reply to the discussion: An open letter to folks like myself who cannot in good conscience vote for Obama [View all]Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)anyone who was going to vote for him anyway?
My post was addressed to people like myself who were not going to vote for him, or were undecided. These people certainly had no intention of voting for Romney, since if they did they would be over in Freeperville, not here.
Obama is not a centrist, he is VERY right of center. The problem is one of perception. The center as been moved so far right, people have problems correctly placing political ideology. This is very much illustrated by the fact that Nixon and Reagan, radical conservatives of their day, could NEVER win the GOP nomination today, as they would be deemed "liberals".
Where is Obama in the political spectrum?
Go here:
http://politicalcompass.org/uselection2012
The results are based on the Political Compass test (which you can take yourself here: http://politicalcompass.org/test ) and the politicians are scored based on their policies, statements, and actions.
(For the record I am deep in Left field around -7/-7 on the axis).
See how you compare to the current political field.