Abigail C. Field-

President Obama’s reelection campaign hinges on a big lie. Obama claims that Romney represents the 1% and Obama represents everybody else. But the key part of that claim is a lie: Yes, Romney represents the 1%, but so does Obama. His policy choices on housing and banking make that clear.

Before I sum up how, here’s the thing that’s really important: Obama thinks he’s fooling you, and enough other people, that he’ll get re-elected despite policies that entrench banker power and hurt everyone else. See, Obama thinks you will be blinded by the made-for-Hollywood, up-by-his-bootstraps narrative and think that ‘surely, given where he came from, he must stand with me instead of the greedy bankers.’

Thankfully, some of the people coping with the devastating consequences of Obama’s housing and bank policy decisions know better, and that’s starting to show in the polls. But too many are still fooled; Obama’s still too comfortable that only his words matter. We need to make him understand that we will not vote for him–we’ll stay home or vote for Romney or a write in–if he doesn’t back his words with real action.

[REALITY CHECK]

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