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There were some left wingers who were not happy with President Barack Obama’s centrist positions and complicity with some Republican ideas. Many wanted to sit out the election. Mitt Romney and the Republicans at the time advocated a more balanced budget by reducing benefits that helped the middle class and poor while giving tax cuts to all including billionaires. To prevent that, the left wing would have to vote for Obama even if they did not like many of his policies.


Republican Party primary elections had become very contentious. The radical right and the Tea Party, though a minority of the party, had the power to destroy almost any Republican candidate’s chances. So those Republican political candidates were forced to pander to the extreme right and then try and backtrack to the center for the general election. As a result, few people believed the statements of Republican office seekers as no one knew what they really believed including members of their own party, Bush, no longer running for any political position, found himself with much more credibility and influence in the party than those who were running for office. The problem of appealing to party extremes was not unique to the Republicans at that time, but the degree and extent was unprecedented accounting for the distrust.


Alexei Navalny
Alexei Navalny
  • Born: June 4, 1976
  • Nationality: Russian
  • Profession: Lawyer, Activist, Politician

Alexei Anatolievich Navalny is a Russian opposition leader, lawyer, and anti-corruption activist. He came to international prominence by organizing anti-government demonstrations and running for office to advocate reforms against corruption in Russia, and against President Vladimir Putin and his government. Navalny has been described as "the man Vladimir Putin fears most" by The Wall Street Journal. Putin avoids directly referring to Navalny by name. Navalny was a Russian Opposition Coordination Council member. He is the leader of the Russia of the Future party and the founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).