2.1.2.1 A Few 2012 Election Links
For purposes of both personal understanding and advocacy, here are a few compact resources that help clarify what's at stake in the 2012 presidential election: |
This Obama 17-minute campaign film (3/15/12) about Obama's accomplishments during the first three years of his presidency is the most effective rebuttal to the charge by some on both the Right and the Left that he hasn't achieved much at all. (See also the short trailer for this film in the next link [right]).
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This is the brief trailer for the 17-minute film (left). You might want to view it first, but, in my opinion, you should see the whole film.
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One important reason traditional Republicans as well as Democrats should vote for Obama--his foreign policy.
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The stark contrast between economic visions, from the Obama campaign's point of view.
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No Labels is a centrist grassroots group working to end Congressional polarization caused by hyper partisanship.
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Infographic about preventive health care for women now available with the Affordable Care Act.
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The Romney/Ryan team are charging Obama with "raiding" Medicare. The fact-check article (left link) and commentary article (right link) are helpful.
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Check out the contrasting answers as to how Obama and Romney plan to deal with poverty in these 3-minute videos.
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These links deal with a persistent question about Romney's faith. The left one is an Op-Ed by Clay Evans in The Daily Camera of Boulder, Colorado concerning whether Mormons are Christians and saying it shouldn't matter in an election; the right one is my Letter to the Editor in response.
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The next page focuses on the current reactionary challenges to the solidifying of
a new center-left Obama era and centrist responses to them. |