Presidential candidates ignore the poor

[gabosaurus]

Not that this is any surprise. Impoverished voters don't donate to campaigns and rarely carry influence.

http://news.yahoo.com/war-poverty-why-presidential-campaigns-dont-talk-poor-183224400.html



Mitt Romney (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AviJFUlvD0fMaC2hxoA._o21qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTFqaTN jbzlmBG1pdANBcnRpY2xlIEJvZHkEcG9zAzMEc2VjA01lZGlhQ XJ0aWNsZUJvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTJqaHVxZTRzBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDYjgyZjgwMTgtZGU2My0zYzQ3LTkwNzYtNmJhM2EwNz VmZjgxBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc3RvcnlwYWdl;_ylv=0/SIG=125skicsg/EXP=1353365306/**http%3A//www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Mitt%2BRomney) told CNN (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AkJTrTq6PmDXXSOpaRd1cKa1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTFqc2F obm1zBG1pdANBcnRpY2xlIEJvZHkEcG9zAzQEc2VjA01lZGlhQ XJ0aWNsZUJvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTJqaHVxZTRzBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDYjgyZjgwMTgtZGU2My0zYzQ3LTkwNzYtNmJhM2EwNz VmZjgxBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc3RvcnlwYWdl;_ylv=0/SIG=12e86b0lk/EXP=1353365306/**http%3A//www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Cable%2BNews%2BNetwork): “You can focus on the very poor. That’s not my focus.”

And President Obama – the former community organizer many expected would make poverty a core concern? His health-care reforms were historic. But on the stump he “can barely bring himself to say the word ‘poor,’ ” wrote Bob Herbert (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AmX7wQc.riemsXfBpL4iI2q1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTFqY2d xYjVxBG1pdANBcnRpY2xlIEJvZHkEcG9zAzYEc2VjA01lZGlhQ XJ0aWNsZUJvZHlBc3NlbWJseQ--;_ylg=X3oDMTJqaHVxZTRzBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDYjgyZjgwMTgtZGU2My0zYzQ3LTkwNzYtNmJhM2EwNz VmZjgxBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc3RvcnlwYWdl;_ylv=0/SIG=125g35cj0/EXP=1353365306/**http%3A//www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Bob%2BHerbert) for the African-American news website, theGrio.com.

[KitchenKitten99]

Not that this is any surprise. Impoverished voters don't donate to campaigns and rarely carry influence.

http://news.yahoo.com/war-poverty-why-presidential-campaigns-dont-talk-poor-183224400.html

That's exactly why they're never invited to Obama's lavish 1% White House dinners either...

[Trigg]

Did you bother to go beyond the Romney sound bite? Somehow I doubt it.

He said


Romney says, "I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it needs a repair , I'll fix it. I'm not concerned about the very rich.... I'm concerned about the very heart of America, the 90-95 percent of Americans who right now are struggling."

O'Brien asked him to clarify his remarks saying, "There are lots of very poor Americans who are struggling who would say, 'That sounds odd.'"

Romney continues, "We will hear from the Democrat party, the plight of the poor.... You can focus on the very poor, that's not my focus.... The middle income Americans, they're the folks that are really struggling right now and they need someone that can help get this economy going for them."


He's right. The VERY poor already get free healthcare, free housing, free food, free college education.

[aboutime]

Not that this is any surprise. Impoverished voters don't donate to campaigns and rarely carry influence.

http://news.yahoo.com/war-poverty-why-presidential-campaigns-dont-talk-poor-183224400.html



gabby. Have you ever had an HONEST day in your life? You have become the master of Omission and Distortion here. Only using partial statements that suit your LOUSY, IGNORANT tastes, based on your phony claims of being superior, and more educated than everyone else.

What a waste you are. Miserable, frustrated, confused, and dangerous more to yourself, than anyone else who can see your stupidity.

[SassyLady]

Not that this is any surprise. Impoverished voters don't donate to campaigns and rarely carry influence.

http://news.yahoo.com/war-poverty-why-presidential-campaigns-dont-talk-poor-183224400.html

This is such old news .... you really are scraping the bottom of the barrel ... next you'll be bringing up the door in the crate issue.

I am, however, heartened to realize that you posted something negative about Obama. Perhaps there is hope for you yet ..... come on over to the dark side, Gabs. :cheers2: