Comparisons have been made between this election and 32 years ago. In the Reagan Carter debate that preceded the election, Reagan asked that famous question.
It is interesting to observe that Democrats like to ask that question in terms that if "we" are better off as opposed to "you" being better off. I think that the "you" is better than the "we" because you are a better judge of your own case than the Democrats are. When the Democrats say "we", they are speaking for "you" without you being asked.
With respect to one issue, ObamaCare, the Democrats didn't seem to give a tinker's damn about what "you" think. They passed it anyway and continue to support it no matter what. Obama said that he even liked the name "ObamaCare". Yet, the polls said that the law is unpopular.
So, the question could be re-phrased as follows: "Does the ObamaCare law improve your situation, or does it make matters worse for you ?"
The Democrats also like to say that the people vote against their own self-interests. The Democrats think people are stupid.
People are fallible. They are subject to mistakes. Some are truly stupid. Others are not. On the whole, the entire population is average. Average is not stupid. So, I'll give the people a little more credit than what the Democrats will give. However, the people, being average, can be fooled.
Vote for Obama if you like ObamaCare. Because if he is elected, we are going to be stuck with it. Vote for the Democrats in the Senate, for if the Senate remains with the Democrats, they will block any attempts to get rid of ObamaCare. If the Democrats can just hang on to the Senate, we are stuck with ObamaCare. This may well be our only chance of getting rid of it. So, if you like ObamaCare, vote Democrat.
Otherwise, throw the bums out.
Al Fin: "Cowboy Commentary", aka "Eat your veggies" The Flag banner is posted in order to defy those who would make patriotic symbols illegal or disreputable.
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