It's time for a change!The excitement surrounding the party conventions is over and we can take stock of any real boosts gained by either presidential candidate.
The Republican National Convention focused on the economy and what it’s going to take to get America back to work. Hard work was touted as a virtue, and multiple speakers reminded attendees that they did build their small businesses, their careers, and their lives here in this great country themselves.
The Democratic National Convention voted against God, had Sandra Fluke talk about the need for government-sponsored birth control right before Bill Clinton took the stage, and Jennifer Granholm, one of the biggest failures of a governor ever, practically had a seizure on stage for Obama.
Governor Mitt Romney talked about the importance of family and community in our everyday lives, and the unique optimism that Americans have to continually improve our lives, especially for our children’s sake. He pointed out that while Obama’s election in 2008 brought hope to millions, it has resulted in four years of disappointments.
President Barack Obama promised everyone lots of free stuff, with no plan on how to pay for it. He also promised that women would no longer be discriminated against for being women, which was news to me, because I was unaware that as a woman, I wasn’t being afforded the opportunities as men. Then I remembered that it’s 2012, I have rights, and that I can legally challenge any chauvinist that tries to brush me off because of my gender.
The overall theme of the RNC was Obama Isn’t Working, while the DNC concentrated on Shared Responsibility. Democrats also spent as much time as possible promoting the idea that Republicans want to push grandma off a cliff, steal candy from babies, and ban birth control – which are ideas so preposterous it’s a wonder anyone believes any variation of them.
Both conventions were held in swing states, states that don’t reliably vote Republican or Democrat in every cycle. Presumably, this was done to try to win over voters in those states, as a national convention brings excitement to the residents and capital to local economies. The DNC was held in Charlotte, North Carolina, but it seems to have had little effect as Romney is currently polling six points ahead of Obama in that state.
In Florida, the state that hosted the RNC, the candidates have been running neck and neck, with Romney leading in August, but Obama polling two points ahead in the most recent polls.
It’s hard to tell if the conventions will have any significant, direct outcome on the election in November, but they definitely set the tone for this home stretch of campaigning. Personally, I’ll vote for the candidate that has real world experience in creating thousands of jobs in the private sector, not the one that has presided over a faux recovery.
This post is part of a weekly conversation with our Moms Matter 2012 political bloggers. To see the original question and what the other writers have to say, see Which Convention 'Won'?
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Thank you Newleaf. Meghan I do not presume to speak for ALL woman. Or all small business owners or all of any group. It is the left that acts as though they speak for all women and all minorities. It isn't true and its ignorant to think so. All we are asking is that you stop saying you speak for all women or that your not a real woman or you're ignorant because you don't want free birth control. It would also be great if you stopped assuming all members of the latino, black and LGBT communities agree with you, they don't.
Molly may not speak for you wamom.. but many of us agree with her.
Oh and Newsie... Calling someone a vulgar term for vagina and then turning around complaining that this isnt about women's rights is probably not helping you.
Wamom,
We don't want free birth control. We want insurance companies to include birth control as a covered medication like they do all medications for men. What's so hard about that? We pay for our insurance and we're tired of having conditions and medications excluded just because they only happen to women.
You must have written this early last week, Jenny. (or more likely you got your typing Monkey to do it for you...again) You might have noticed your beloved robot candidate is TANKING in the polls. If he picked up every undecided voter right now (of which there are approximately 5% of undecideds left), he still couldn't win. Time for him to bow out of the debates with some outlandish excuse...everybody is expecting it anyways. Only a month and a half to see the pile of Mitt's face in every headline, then he's gone, gone, gone!
Well you must be talking about your union insurance, littlefrogs, maybe you should talk to them about it. The only men I hear about getting free erections are getting it because their union fought for them to get it. Birth control was already covered under insurance companies, you want it with no co pay and that means you want it free.As far as I'm concerned men and women should pay for their own reproduction needs.
And I never said I spoke for all women, I thought I did a pretty good job of explaining that. You just don't want to except that more women are split on this than you thought. Maybe its 50/50 but the left doesn't have the majority on this.
Procrasta I know its hard when those pesky facts get in the way but here is a poll from today. No one can say at this point who will win, I'm sure not even a Canadian that thinks she knows all could.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Sunday shows Mitt Romney attracting support from 47% of voters nationwide, while President Obama earns 46% of the vote. Three percent (3%) prefer some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided. See daily tracking history.
Of course it didn't because you care about the rich getting richer and everyone else not gaining. As someone going for my masters which i can't technically afford since Romney believes my parents should be paying for it..there is no way I would vote for somoene threatening my chance at an awesome paying job because my parents weren't as fortunate as his.