No they didn't! They voted for more free stuff! That is in their own best interest. If they had voted against their own best interest, Romney would have won by a landslide............
They don’t care about the future. It’s too abstract for them. “Money in the hands now” is concrete and feels better.
The phrase “0bama voters are lazy thieves” needs to become the theme when discussing the 2012 election.
Voting for a socialist is not in my best interest; Romney is a socialist; therefore, voting for Romney is not in my interest.
I think there is room to debate whether 'getting free stuff' is ultimately in someone's best interest. Is living in poverty level with a few perks like a phone and food stamps better than choosing a path to upward mobility to get out of poverty? I think most would agree. A good question to ask is whether many people are actually better off living off the government than working. If someone can achieve a higher standard of living by doing nothing, then yes, they voted for their best interest. Unfortunately, our system has evolved into one where that is the case for too many, and only those with personal ambition to do more incentivize themselves to either get education or work their way out of the situation.
Additionally, I think too many in our nation of all economic groups now have accepted the concepts of a giant welfare state (a la European socialism) as the best situation. Our of compassion, those that agree with that type of society are actually destroying life. Not to mention the unsustainable course financially.