"President Barack Obama has lost millions of dollars in support from former donors in Democratic strongholds and in districts that he won narrowly four years ago, according to an Associated Press analysis of the most recent federal campaign finance data.
Tens of thousands of supporters who gave him hundreds of dollars or more in the early stages of the 2008 campaign haven't offered him similar amounts of cash so far in this campaign. And in some cases, former Obama contributors gave to GOP candidates, such as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney."
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I think the following quote is a common sentiment among a lot of former Obama supporters:
"He was our state senator, and when I looked at the Republican side, I thought, 'We need some fresh blood in the campaign,'" said Janet Tavakoli, 58, a financial analyst from Chicago who gave $1,000 to the president in 2008. "But I was dead wrong about it," she said, and isn't supporting any candidate this time."
A lot of people are having buyer's remorse when it comes to Obama and are going to sit out 2012. A few months ago I stated that the biggest opponent that Obama was facing was himself, and this is why. He has failed to bring about even a modicum of change, and a lot of people simply aren't enthused by him anymore.
The election next year is Obama's to lose, but he really has his work cut out for him, getting one time supporters enthused and to the polls. At this point it could all play out rather badly for Obama.