Mr. President, many of us thought we were voting for greatness. Instead, we got you.

[abq e streeter]

170. With great regret, I have to agree with this.

I keep thinking, I got out of bed on election day for one last day of phone banking to try to get every last vote, with a back in so much pain that I only lasted a couple of hours before I couldn't take it anymore, for this? I went door to door with a social anxiety disorder so severe I practically hyperventilated before virtually every door I finally worked up the nerve to go knock on , for this? (BTW, I was also falsely promised by his local staff that I would NOT be knocking on doors alone: I specifically inquired about that for that very reason; they lied to me and I went and did it anyway). I begged and pleaded with my potentially non-voting and/or undecided friends to vote for him , for this? I literally jumped for joy and almost was in tears from the emotion when it was announced he'd been elected, for this?

Not trying to make myself out to be some kind of martyr; many did far, far more than I did, but there always seems to be the accusation from certain quarters that those of us who are so profoundly disappointed in him never wanted him to succeed anyway, have been against him from day one etc. I wanted to make my case that ,while I had some reservations about him early on (which I have to say, seriously UNDER-estimated how deep that disappointment would be), I did my tiny part in helping get elected , and I vigorously reject the idea that those of us who feel as you and I do, are somehow undermining him, have been against him from day one, want the republicans to win, or whatever the accusation of the day is.
And yes, I WILL vote for him again; the alternative is so much worse...But I am angry and disgusted at having once again been put in that position: "where else ya gonna go, kid?"