That being said, social issues (that do not relate to the economy) will not and should not be the major issues for the 2012 Presidential election. To do this is no different than to make the Birther Issue the number one issue of the election.
The economy needs to be the major issue of this election. If it is not, we are handing the global power to a nation such as China and that is NOT in the interest of those of us who value social issues.
More than 9 million abortions take place in China.
President Obama would LOVE for the Presidential race be all about social issues such as abortion (what he would call “women's health). He may even try to claim that while 9.0% of the American people are jobless in America the republicans are more concerned about denying the government to fund “women's health”.
To focus on anything other than the Obama economy and his ignoring the US Constitution will be to undermine the serious state of our economy which Obama would LOVE for us to to. It will benefit him greatly.
While I think we should elect a candidate who reflects our positions on the social issues, it should not and will not be the primary issues in America (with the exceptions of social issues that could hurt our economy such as Amnesty for Illegals).
Social issues should be more of a priority with who we elect as our Representatives and those we elect in the Senate.
Economically we're in uncharted territory. If we lose this election, the economy will be so bad that Americans will have no choice but to seek help from this government for all of their basic needs. WE DO NOT WANT THAT!
When the elderly voters are facing having to sell their homes and prematurely go into old age homes simply because they cannot afford the oil to heat their homes gay marriage is NOT on their list of priorities. Is it not a social issue to watch a parent to be forced to sell a home because of the price of oil and sign themselves into an old age home that will inevitably shorten their lives?
When parents look at their children and know that for the first time in America the children will grow up in an America that is worse off and not better than the parents had once known.
The seriousness of this economy is about to become a MAJOR social issue in itself and it is the fault of the democrats and Obama.
Agreed. And given his action on Planned Parenthood this past week it doesn't appear there is. Too many politicos talk the talk and then don't walk the walk. With Daniels, we seem to have the opposite. He chills the language but takes the action. Works for me.