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01Obama is the first president in U.S. history to acknowledge the right of gay couples to marry and enjoy the full benefits of marriage in the eyes of the law. read essay →
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02President Obama faced down the GOP and the health industry to finally reform American healthcare. read essay →
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04Obama is the first President in a generation to make a car go farther on a gallon of gas. read essay →
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08Obama understands the promise and perils of the new global order in a way his opponent does not. read essay →
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09President Obama will create support for at-risk youth, addressing juvenile crime and school drop-outs. read essay →
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12During his second term we will not hear the following things from President Obama—although we may have heard them from his political opponents.
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14Because this is an election with existential implications. read essay →
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15Obama has made financing higher education easier. read essay →
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16Obama has worked to curb urban violence. read essay →
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18Mitt Romney opposes marriage equality. read essay →
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23Republicans seek to have America run by and for a permanent aristocracy.
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24Obama demonstrated prudent and effective leadership in helping bring about the fall of Muammar Gadhafi.
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25Obama has supported and cultivated the rights of Americans with disabilities.
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27Romney wants to nullify the Environmental Protection Agency's power to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
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33Barack Obama believes the American Dream should be open to everyone, not just the elite.
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36Mitt Romney plans to remove regulations on air and water quality and cut off funding for the National Labor Relations Board.
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38I am voting to re-elect Barack Obama because of what he represents to the children of color in this country.
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39President Obama has taken the first step toward bold immigration reform.
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44Thanks to President Obama, nearly 50 million American women have access to contraception and preventive health services.
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46Obama signed legislation to protect consumers from the predatory lending practices of credit card companies.
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47If Romney is elected, affordable healthcare reverts to an aspirational, unachievable goal for millions of Americans.
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48Mitt Romney is disdainful of “government assistance,” because he’s never known anyone who needed it.
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53If Mitt Romney is elected, insurance companies will continue to discriminate against Americans with pre-existing conditions.
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60President Obama appointed the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice in US history.
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64I support Obama because, despite enormous pressure, he refused to publicize a picture of Bin Laden’s corpse.
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66Barack Obama supports Planned Parenthood while Mitt Romney would destroy it.
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68I am voting for Obama because the rest of the world measures us by our president.
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69President Obama has improved conditions for our active and retired military.
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70Years of progress will be undone if Mitt Romney appoints our next Supreme Court justices.
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71Obama understands that education and healthcare are the foundations of a strong economy.
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72Obama signed the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act, a bipartisan bill that brings greater accountability to American defense spending.
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75President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
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77President Obama proposed the Veterans Job Corps Act, which was blocked by Republican senators.
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78President Obama is serious about reintegrating our soldiers into civilian life—and he proved it.
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79Because President Obama supports stem cell research, while Romney’s position is, er, wiggly.
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80Romney has called the Arizona immigration law SB 1070 a model for the nation.
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82President Obama supports increased funding for national service.
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83I’m an idealist in my personal life, but a pragmatist when it comes to presidential politics.
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86Barack Obama is perhaps the greatest president of modern times at communicating directly with foreign populations.
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87Because it’s okay for foreign countries to like America, and it’s better to not live in constant fear of shadowy foreign threats.
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90Obama expanded the 1993 Family and Medical Leave Act to include leave for domestic violence and sexual assault.
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93Because the Obama administration’s stimulus package put $9 billion toward green energy.
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100Democratic presidents have lowered the national debt more than Republican presidents. read essay →
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103Mitt Romney is out of touch with the average American. read essay →
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104Romney would give millionaires $265,000 on top of the Bush-era tax cuts. read essay →
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108Obama has reduced our dependence on foreign oil. read essay →
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109The math of the Republican ticket does not add up. read essay →
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110Romney wants to undo progress Obama made. read essay →
— Bill Clinton