You raise some excellent points Mike and I'd like to touch down a few of them for clarification from my first novel of a post.
1) "Rather, they are voting for him because they feel that GOP leadership has not done enough to fulfill their promise to stop Obama." -- That mentality is the entire problem with the current GOP! That statement alone is my entire argument. Their entire platform is to repeal Obama's work without offering ANY viable solutions. And what exactly is the GOP trying to stop? This is where I need you, my conservative friend, to explain WHAT Obama has done that is so horrific that it needs to be rectified. Because in my eyes we've had economic growth for the last eight years that EXCEEDS the Republican golden boy, Reagan, who's widely considered the best modern economic president of our time. He has implemented the Affordable Care Act, although imperfect, is up and working and has successfully decreased the uninsured rate to below 10%. The USA has not entered into any more wars during his tenure and has even removed troops from countries we had previously been occupying. Not to mention the enormous social justice strides our nation has taken under his presidency in regards to the BGLTQ community. And if nothing else, he will surely be renowned as the best historical President in regards to climate change.
2) "Anxieties of conservatives are more legitimate than you'd like to admit." -- You talked about the rise of ISIS, the Benghazi attack, and the Iran nuclear deal. First off, the fact that Obama didn't get more praise for his handling of the nuclear deal is beyond me. Here's a quick "too long, didn't read" (TL;DR) of the deal that NPR published. So should the US really be worried about the Iran nuclear deal? The short answer is no, we shouldn't be. Secondly, the threat of ISIS attacking civilians on US soil is far smaller than the chance of the US killing civilians in Iraq. Since 2003 our presence in Iraq has caused the death of over 150,00 citizens and the displacement of over 2.8 million families. So to think the damage/turmoil we have caused in the region didn't play a role in the growth of ISIS would be incredibly naive. Conversely, less than 3,000 US civilians have died from Iraqi related terrorism on US soil. So if conservatives are really worried about being attacked by terrorists on US soil, it's a good thing their representatives have protected their second amendment rights so well so that they can defend themselves. I feel far more sympathy for the Iraqi/Syrian families that have actually had to go through trauma than I do for the Republican voters that have to get a prescription for Xanax for their terrorist anxiety. That came off harsher than intended, but you understand the point.
3) "A libertarian challenger is certainly not the answer." -- Okay, you got me here, but if there was a year for a younger version of Ron Paul to run and actually have his ideas heard, it would be this year! We already had over 10 candidates in the primaries, what's one more?!
1) "Rather, they are voting for him because they feel that GOP leadership has not done enough to fulfill their promise to stop Obama." -- That mentality is the entire problem with the current GOP! That statement alone is my entire argument. Their entire platform is to repeal Obama's work without offering ANY viable solutions. And what exactly is the GOP trying to stop? This is where I need you, my conservative friend, to explain WHAT Obama has done that is so horrific that it needs to be rectified. Because in my eyes we've had economic growth for the last eight years that EXCEEDS the Republican golden boy, Reagan, who's widely considered the best modern economic president of our time. He has implemented the Affordable Care Act, although imperfect, is up and working and has successfully decreased the uninsured rate to below 10%. The USA has not entered into any more wars during his tenure and has even removed troops from countries we had previously been occupying. Not to mention the enormous social justice strides our nation has taken under his presidency in regards to the BGLTQ community. And if nothing else, he will surely be renowned as the best historical President in regards to climate change.
2) "Anxieties of conservatives are more legitimate than you'd like to admit." -- You talked about the rise of ISIS, the Benghazi attack, and the Iran nuclear deal. First off, the fact that Obama didn't get more praise for his handling of the nuclear deal is beyond me. Here's a quick "too long, didn't read" (TL;DR) of the deal that NPR published. So should the US really be worried about the Iran nuclear deal? The short answer is no, we shouldn't be. Secondly, the threat of ISIS attacking civilians on US soil is far smaller than the chance of the US killing civilians in Iraq. Since 2003 our presence in Iraq has caused the death of over 150,00 citizens and the displacement of over 2.8 million families. So to think the damage/turmoil we have caused in the region didn't play a role in the growth of ISIS would be incredibly naive. Conversely, less than 3,000 US civilians have died from Iraqi related terrorism on US soil. So if conservatives are really worried about being attacked by terrorists on US soil, it's a good thing their representatives have protected their second amendment rights so well so that they can defend themselves. I feel far more sympathy for the Iraqi/Syrian families that have actually had to go through trauma than I do for the Republican voters that have to get a prescription for Xanax for their terrorist anxiety. That came off harsher than intended, but you understand the point.
3) "A libertarian challenger is certainly not the answer." -- Okay, you got me here, but if there was a year for a younger version of Ron Paul to run and actually have his ideas heard, it would be this year! We already had over 10 candidates in the primaries, what's one more?!
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