I don't trust Obama. Yes, I voted for him, and I'd vote for him next election, but he's just one man and I don't trust him absolutely.
I love that Obama found a way to outwit the money dominated campaigns that the GOP and the ultra rich usually win. But I don't believe that the Obama machine should be trusted to continually elect candidates that are looking out for America's majority, the working middle-class.
I think that people who work should have a greater role in elections and should have the ability to rally grassroots support for candidates who will represent their economic interests. That support came in the past from unions, but their strength has withered along with the earning power of the middle class.
I'm no apologist for unions, and don't claim that they are always fair and always give employees the best deal. The quality and fairness of a union depends on its members and leadership. They can be good or bad, just like all democratically elected government can be good or bad.
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