Independents Speak Up: Your Obama Motors [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Published: 21 Apr, 2012
Updated: 13 Oct, 2022
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One of President Obama's most well-known, significant and controversial policies has been the automaker bailout of General Motors. Resurgent Republic asked self-identified independent voters in Denver, CO and Richmond, VA who had voted for President Obama in 2008 and are currently undecided, "If Barack Obama were a car, what kind of car would he be and why?" The responses were interesting:

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