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Maybe we don't like Obama's positions on issues. Maybe he offers problems, but no specific solutions. Maybe we don't look at the world with the same filter as Dan Hoyle. He just can't understand why we don't think like he does.
Yes, maybe that's all true. But you used the word "we", so I assume you're grouping yourself with all those people that said they wouldn't vote for Obama because he's a muslim, or because he's 'not your kinda people'. You stand out in that group, then, in giving rational reasons for your choice, which I'm afraid is not what all of these other people are doing.
Keep in mind, this isn't just posturing with buddies, or having a casual chat with co-workers. A reporter asked these people why they weren't supporting Obama, and a bunch of them all but said "because he is black, and I am uncomfortable with that."
