Many people naively voted for Obama because they believed the hype and that what they didn’t like about how things were was primarily Bush’s fault. Obama was oversold. They thought Obama is going to wave a magic wand and make their lives better. They thought he was going to create cushy, high-paying new jobs for them, or hand them a prestigious diploma for free, or that he'd bring about world peace and no American soldiers would be wounded or killed, that he'd end pollution and global warming, make the dolphins and polar bears happy, end racism and homophobia, make abortions a pleasant and painless experience with no negative consequences ever, and give them a big new house for cheap, punish the unfairly rich, cure cancer and AIDS and provide top-notch medical care for free, and that everything was going to be just one huge party and lovefest across America and around the world. He was going to cure lepers and turn water into wine.
The Occupy movement is largely resulting from that.
Don't antagonize these people. Don't call them stupid. Don't badmouth Obama in front of them.
There are better ways to turn them into the conservative voters of the future.
Feel free to let them vent about Obama.
Show interest in their hopes, their dreams, their expectations, and their thoughts (if they have any).
If you followed the advice I gave on November 6, 2008, you would have documented and kept their exact expectations that they expressed to you back then.
If you didn't do that, you should be able to dig up stuff online listing Obama's promises.
We knew Obama wouldn't be able to do a lot of the things he promised. We also knew he was going to make some things worse.
So, our jobs from now until Election Day in November 2012 is this. We're going to check in on those 2008-was-their-first-time-voting Obama supporters – talking about current events and what is going on – specifically, asking them questions and making sure they've been paying attention. This is very easy on some of the social networking sites.
Don't let them forget their expectations or the promises of Obama and the Democrats.
Remember – be gentle and respectful, but firm. Don't be nasty and drive them away, but don't let them wiggle out of the logical conclusions.
Often, you are going to have to link them to info from sources that favor limited government, federalism, conservatism, libertarianism, and so forth – sources that actually take the Constitution seriously and might even mention now and again that this is the greatest country in the world. There are plenty of such sources that are clear, calm, and reasonable and avoid taking a tone that turns off those who might not automatically agree at first glance or hearing – sources with a lot of credibility. If the person has indicated that they voted for Obama, at least partially, because of his parentage/skin color, be sure to use Larry Elder, Walter E. Williams, and Thomas Sowell as sources, among others.
Don't accept a dismissal such as "Oh, that’s just an Obama hater." Ask them exactly where and how the source is wrong. Appeal to them to be open-minded and fair.
If you can’t get them to vote for the Republican, perhaps you can get them to vote for a third party candidate or not vote, rather than voting for Obama.
Obama deserves to lose the support of many of the people who voted from him in 2008. If he does lose that support, he will be replaced.
The Occupy movement is largely resulting from that.
Don't antagonize these people. Don't call them stupid. Don't badmouth Obama in front of them.
There are better ways to turn them into the conservative voters of the future.
Feel free to let them vent about Obama.
Show interest in their hopes, their dreams, their expectations, and their thoughts (if they have any).
If you followed the advice I gave on November 6, 2008, you would have documented and kept their exact expectations that they expressed to you back then.
If you didn't do that, you should be able to dig up stuff online listing Obama's promises.
We knew Obama wouldn't be able to do a lot of the things he promised. We also knew he was going to make some things worse.
So, our jobs from now until Election Day in November 2012 is this. We're going to check in on those 2008-was-their-first-time-voting Obama supporters – talking about current events and what is going on – specifically, asking them questions and making sure they've been paying attention. This is very easy on some of the social networking sites.
Don't let them forget their expectations or the promises of Obama and the Democrats.
Remember – be gentle and respectful, but firm. Don't be nasty and drive them away, but don't let them wiggle out of the logical conclusions.
Often, you are going to have to link them to info from sources that favor limited government, federalism, conservatism, libertarianism, and so forth – sources that actually take the Constitution seriously and might even mention now and again that this is the greatest country in the world. There are plenty of such sources that are clear, calm, and reasonable and avoid taking a tone that turns off those who might not automatically agree at first glance or hearing – sources with a lot of credibility. If the person has indicated that they voted for Obama, at least partially, because of his parentage/skin color, be sure to use Larry Elder, Walter E. Williams, and Thomas Sowell as sources, among others.
Don't accept a dismissal such as "Oh, that’s just an Obama hater." Ask them exactly where and how the source is wrong. Appeal to them to be open-minded and fair.
If you can’t get them to vote for the Republican, perhaps you can get them to vote for a third party candidate or not vote, rather than voting for Obama.
Obama deserves to lose the support of many of the people who voted from him in 2008. If he does lose that support, he will be replaced.
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