2012 In Politics

American Voices • Our Annual Year 2012 • Opinion • ISSUE 48•51 • Dec 17, 2012

This year saw the Supreme Court upholding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama winning reelection, and the nation threatening to go over the “fiscal cliff.” What do you think was the biggest political story of 2012?

“It has to be George H.W. Bush’s death next week.”
Ben Wong –
Systems Analyst
“Rick Santorum. Long after the Republican primaries and the election, he just keeps captivating the American people!”
Leslie Ettings –
Hose Maker
“Definitely voter suppression efforts at the polls. They wouldn’t let me vote just because I didn’t know my zip code or the correct spelling of my last name.”
Mick Phelan –
Flagger

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