US voters' views: Samantha Cramer

As Barack Obama marks one year since he was elected US president, we ask Republican and Democratic voters from across the US to reflect on his performance.

Samantha Cramer Software engineer | Republican

The healthcare push of the Obama administration has been a disaster.

Age: 21 Lives: Manassas, Virginia Occupation: Software engineer Last election voted: Republican In 10 words or fewer: Open-minded, inquisitive, speculative, passionate, optimistic US voters' Views: main page

"Obama has failed to deliver on nearly every single promise.

Troops are still in Iraq and more are dying in record numbers elsewhere. Congress is still just as divided as it ever was.

The healthcare push of the Obama administration has been a disaster. Hundreds of thousands of taxpayers that opposed Obama's health plan have been ignored.

The bail-out was an even bigger disappointment. For such a massive price-tag, the bill accomplished nothing except maybe the facade of improvement in the short-term.

One of the few kind words I have for Obama is how he handled accepting the Nobel Peace Prize. He was right to be ashamed and even more correct to declare himself undeserving.

I have been without work for months now. Everyone in my family is working a low-paying job or just doing odd jobs to stay afloat until there are more jobs available in our respective industries.

It is safe to say that though we are all hard-working and intelligent people, we are essentially living at the poverty level. We have been considering the possibility for a while now that if we wish to give our children a better future, we cannot stay here."

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