Will you vote for Romney in November now that Obamacare has been upheld?

[AdamT]

Not voting for Romney, no way. The Obamacare thing changes nothing.

 

[asurfaholic]

Vote for romney. Hell no. Im not sure if I will even go vote this election. My vote doesn't matter anyways, id rather chop my dick off rather than put the effort into voting for either scumbag. Gary doesn't get my vote either.

Where has the common sense gone?

 

[asurfaholic]

There are a couple of scenarios that could come from voting for Romney. I can see the reasoning in option 2 that provides a glimmer of hope but it is a huge risk where as there is no hope with Obama. A risk some may take that could possibly end badly.

Romney:

1. Romney will likely repeal it and will reach across the aisle to build a new bi-partisan plan which will quietly add back the offending elements to be implemented at the state level as a tax. Conservatives will celebrate it noting that it is similar to Newt's conservative plan that enacts it at the state level and as part of welfare reform.

Conservatives will celebrate the new policy of allowing health care competition across state lines and the Democrats will be happy since they still get their plan at the state level modeled after Massachusetts Romneycare.

Like welfare reform, most states will implement it otherwise will lose federal funds. The media will not report these details and your average Republican voter will fall for it possibly with the help of Neocon talk radio and Foxnews.

2. Romney will repeal it, will not add back the individual mandate and will allow competition across state lines. He will be unable to implement mandated Romneycare at the state level due to opposition within his own party that could damage his re-election campaign.

What stands in the way of #2 happening is how emboldened the Neocon base of the party is. If they can keep the Tea Party and Neocon talk radio hosts in-line they maybe able to get away with #1. They will use Newt Gingrich as the poster boy, will exclaim that no one gets a free ride with it, and guys like Mark Levin and Hannity will lie and try to rally their base that it is Constitutional.

Gary Johnson:

- Obama wins and therefore no change.
- Romney wins, therefore pick options 1 or 2 above.

Question: how does Romney repeal anything? He's not congress..

 

[SilenceDewgooder]

Not voting for Romney, no way. The Obamacare thing changes nothing.

Was about to say the same.. speaking of the same - Obomney 2012: The Mandated Choice - sounds like a nice title to an article or a video...

 

[cajuncocoa]

I don't even believe Romney will repeal this even if he manages to eke out a win in November.

I predict he will continue to talk about it until some other crisis comes along (and one will).

As time goes on, it doesn't get discussed so much because Team Red will have won the election, and Team Blue is happy with Obamacare anyway.

As we approach 2016, it will be necessary for Team Red to talk about it again because, naturally, there is this "unfinished business" that can only be taken care of if we give Romney 4 more years to finish the job. Team Blue will then, of course, start talking about it again in their bid to defeat Romney by raising fear that he will overturn Obamacare in his 2nd term.

And the wheels on the bus go round and round.....

 

[Carehn]

I don't even believe Romney will repeal this even if he manages to eke out a win in November.

I predict he will continue to talk about it until some other crisis comes along (and one will).

As time goes on, it doesn't get discussed so much because Team Red will have won the election, and Team Blue is happy with Obamacare anyway.

As we approach 2016, it will be necessary for Team Red to talk about it again because, naturally, there is this "unfinished business" that can only be taken care of if we give Romney 4 more years to finish the job. Team Blue will then, of course, start talking about it again in their bid to defeat Romney by raising fear that he will overturn Obamacare in his 2nd term.

And the wheels on the bus go round and round.....

They may ''Repeal'' it in this way

Big news they are repealing Obamacare... But what they are actually doing is changing it here and there in a way that will benefit repub donors over dem donors. They will not call it a mandate anymore but an anti healtcareterrorism action.

Repubs will circle jerk for weeks over this new found freedom and it will give the dems something to rally the troops about keeping people in the left right game. And only that one percent of people who actually pay attention will know that nothing was repealed at all.

 

[Athan]

LOL. no.

 

[Okie RP fan]

Nope.

It's no use replacing the current p.o.s. with another whose own state-run system he signed was considered the "blueprint" for the current debacle.

We really need to begin focusing on the House, Senate, and State levels now.

 

[ShowMeLiberty]

No.

Romney will repeal Obamacare the same way Obama closed Gitmo.

 

[Fort Lauderdale]

It's Ron Paul or Barack Obama for me! No one else! No way am I letting Mitt Romney anywhere near the White House!

 

[jolynna]

Repeal and REPLACE???? REPLACE with what???

Why didn't he just say repeal? As in "get rid of".

It appears that Romney is NOT going to let down the pharmaceutical and insurance interests that wrote Romneycare for him while he was governor of Massachusetts.

My own opinion.

 

[sailingaway]

Repeal and REPLACE???? REPLACE with what???

Why didn't he just say repeal? As in "get rid of".

It appears that Romney is NOT going to let down the pharmaceutical and insurance interests that wrote Romneycare for him while he was governor of Massachusetts.

My own opinion.

I don't see that as an opinion. I think that is a given.

 

[SilenceDewgooder]

They may ''Repeal'' it in this way

Big news they are repealing Obamacare... But what they are actually doing is changing it here and there in a way that will benefit repub donors over dem donors. They will not call it a mandate anymore but an anti healtcareterrorism action.

Repubs will circle jerk for weeks over this new found freedom and it will give the dems something to rally the troops about keeping people in the left right game. And only that one percent of people who actually pay attention will know that nothing was repealed at all.

I agree with part of it and Romney has admitted as much - "he wants to repeal and replace"

I don't agree with this "that will benefit repub donors over dem donors" - same donors... maybe changing it to steal more money

 

[sailingaway]

I don't care about the bill. I mean, I do care, I hate it, but this is our CONSTITUTION they are taking away. All that crap about elect the right politicians -- this isn't a democracy and shouldn't be changed to be one by whim of political appointees.

 

[jmdrake]

 

[jolynna]

Question: how does Romney repeal anything? He's not congress..

EXACTLY! He can't.

He is lying. And he's managing to sound as sincere as Obama does too.

Just more of what the talking heads politely have been calling Romney's "flip-flopping". Looks like he's getting better at it.

In my opinion.

 

[romancito]

I didn't answer your poll because Obamacare being upheld has little to do with voting for Romney. He said 3 times he thought Obama should follow his health care plan for the nation and he is the one who INSISTED on a mandate in Massachusetts. Regardless of political flip flopping, I have no doubt his Supreme Court judges would be at least as bad if not worse than those Bush appointed.

What Obamacare being upheld has convinced me of even more is that we need Ron Paul.

Failing that, Romney and Obama are neither one a good direction, so it doesn't impact my vote. Still planning on writing in Ron Paul if he isn't on the ballot.

I feel and will do the same. Except I demand that Ron Paul make a bold move to promote his candidacy and confront the GOP as we move toward the Convention.

But regarding Obamacare. Justice Roberts now made Obamacare irrelevant whether it is repealed or not. First Romney will not repeal it but make it a necessary model for states to adopt in order to get Medicaid funds. But now that Justice Roberts made it a tax, we will have to understand how states, counties and cities will start to move to use Obamacare as a model for their own regulations and mandates. Clerks and compliance officers will multiply in cities and counties all across the nation and colleges will see no end to courses and degrees in mandate administration. Wave liberty and freedom good bye.

 

[SilenceDewgooder]

so we have 2 ppl that have planned to vote for Romney all along? Two names come to mind, but I shall remain silent on those identities.

Updated: now 3 ppl

 

[TrishW]

Romney wants to replace Obamacare with Romneycare. If I distrust anyone more that Obama, its Romney. So NO! Not voting for anyone other than Ron Paul. But If I were to vote for one of the two, it would be OBama. This primary has made me absolutely hate the Republican Party.

 

[romancito]

Romney wants to replace Obamacare with Romneycare. If I distrust anyone more that Obama, its Romney. So NO! Not voting for anyone other than Ron Paul. But If I were to vote for one of the two, it would be OBama. This primary has made me absolutely hate the Republican Party.

I think replace means make it a model that states must adopt in some 90 percent form in order to get Medicaid funds and other social programs stimulus funds that Romney will send their way in multiple of trillions amounts. The spirits of those who died in Sodom and Gomorrah will rise against our generation and condemn it.