I can't stress how important it is to vote. I like to have my ballot delivered by mail, so I can research my choices and sit and make a decision to the best of my ability while I'm voting.
With that said, I do need Obama to step it up. He needs to be more aggressive. Part of the problem was that Obama had a HUGE movement with a lot of followers when he was elected that were eager and energized to get out and volunteer and help his cause. I don't think he really utilized his supporters well. He sort of left them in limbo as they were confused and unsure of what they could to help and participate. I know my best friend used to receive all kinds of texts and messages of events and things to do and it kept her abreast on his campaign, but a lot of that communication stopped after he won. And sometimes his communication with the public comes too late. One instance in particular that I thought was more dramatic than needed to be was Healthcare. When he made that speech regarding healthcare, I thought "FINALLY!" because it was already being warped into some "Pull the plug on grandma" bullshit propaganda. Sometimes it is unclear what he's trying to do and a lot of the times, he's too nice. He needs to take a page out of the Clinton playbook and get dirty.