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Originally Posted by Miborn
Oh it was not democracy that was at work in this election.....
It was
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Here's a portrait of a battleground neighborhood in a battleground county, widely described as one of the ten to watch, that voted Obama.
* Upper middle class professional (household salaries in the 125k-250k range)
* Split into thirds between registered Republicans, registered Democrats, and Indpendents
* Mostly tech industry, some healthcare, & a smattering of teachers
* Not particularly religious, although if pressed most would identify as Christian or Jewish
* Ignited by anything having to do with education (a school bond has NEVER failed in this area)
* Extremely low unemployment (three people in my circle who lost their jobs in the last four years have found similar positions, & nobody is pouring coffee to make ends meet or carrying a government phone)
* Pro-choice
* Pro-equal marriage rights despite being mostly traditional two-parent households
* Educated, meaning we actually know the definitions of Socialism and Communism
A quick survey of the flurry of Republican materials I received in the last several months hit all the WRONG notes. The PACS were sending out mailers about unemployment, which didn't get much traction in a place where high-tech workers are still being offered jobs; however, it's every tech workers nightmare that his or her job will be sent to India. That's unfortunate for a candidate who made his money by taking companies apart and sending jobs overseas.
School bonds have countered education cuts that may have impacted teachers in our area up to this point; however, we are all concerned about continuing education cuts. The Obama campaign used this to great effect in a radio ad, highlighting the squeeze we're all feeling between providing for our own retirements, caring for our parents, and helping our kids go to college.
Healthcare policy reform appeals to many of our younger neighbors, because we switch jobs with frequency -- that's the tech industry for you -- and we recognize our vulnerabilities under employer-subsidized insurance, even with pre-existing condition protection.
The social policy controversies weren't going to swing any of the independents, as we are very progressive in that regard. Even my Republican friends support choice and equal marriage rights. And, when I say we support choice and equal marriage rights, we really support them and are quite vocal about it.
If the Romney campaign had stuck with the debt message and offered a candidate who gave any indication that he had a backbone, they might have gotten a better response from us. Instead they gave us a rich white man who has a long history of vacillating on the issues, and right now he seems to be particularly swayed by the social conservative movement.
In summary, the Romney campaign was way off-base with us, and it showed on election day. But that was not the case for our Representative to Congress. We voted for the Republican.
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