I'm a populist; I'm no longer a Democrat. [View all]

[Supposn]

I registered as a Democrat after leaving the military service in 1959. I voted in every general and most primary elections since then.

Rather than negotiating and considering the long term consequences of what he’s done, President Obama had acquiesced and surrendered on too many issues. I re-registered as a Green Party member in 2010. (I do not share their priorities but I’m not opposed to their positions). I would only consider voting for a Democratic candidate that if they were also a candidate of a third party that’s not unworthy of my support.
Although President Obama was speaking of stronger populist stand 2012, he began doing so much too late; I greatly discount what candidates say within 3 months prior to Election Day. I did not vote for President Obama in 2012. I began to possibly regret my decision when the president continued to point in a populist direction.

It was a miracle that the Supreme Court did not invalidate the personal healthcare mandate. The president risked the entire act by surrendering the single payment concept. He should have surrendered it only if it gained him some Republican support if he gave up single payer. Otherwise, what did he gain?
The president will accept undermining Social Security’s age of eligibility and the method of COLA calculation. His intention to sign an agricultural bill that includes food stamp reductions is despicable.

Until the Democratic Party returns to its populist roots, I won’t vote for them.

Respectfully, Supposn