Problem is, the poster could say, "I always voted Democrat," and it would make more sense.
It makes more sense to a Republican because it's fiction. 
Hey, Dubya is long gone, we've been suffering under three plus years of Obamanomics.
We were suffering before Obama took office, which is why he had to say "we have only one president at a time". I remember that even if you don't.
Keep that phrase at the ready!! :woot: