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Originally Posted by August
I'm sorry to tell you but your parties planks on abortion and medicare have sunk your candidate. No way will Americans vote for a candidate who is going to ban abortions with no exceptions. No way will Americans support a voucher based medicare system.
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2 points August....
First - Romney supports the three major abortion exceptions. Even the rather left leaning Huffington Post admits it - though they use it as an attempt to discredit Mitt for "flip-flopping" on the issue. For him to - even as recently as Monday - to clearly state that he supports exceptions - contrary to the party platform - makes you realize that his leadership will not be as extreme as some on the left claim. It takes one kind of courage to take a stand - it takes another to buck your own support structure - which he has done. Think about that before you "write him off"....
As for Medicare - I would have hoped that you would have taken the time to research things a little more than just accepting talking points. The Medicare plan that is supported by Romney will not make Medicare a "voucher system" - it guarantees standard Medicare for anyone 55 or over, and it allows those under 55 to have the choice of either standard Medicare OR different coverage through private enterprise. To call that a "voucher system" is simply a way for the left to demagogue it.
My mother has medicare. She took the time to look into it. She sees the likely changes as something that insures it survives. She doesn't think its perfect - there are concerns. Yet she realizes that some changes are necessary. Still - she is like a lot of older folks - they know that Obamacare took money out of Medicare - and they got nothing for it. Thinking that the older generations are blindly following this line of "Romney/Ryan want to kill old people by taking away Medicare" is simply incorrect.
Take the time to look into the reality of the subjects before you judge them. Don't fall for one side's talking points - check the facts instead.