You live in The Villages so of course you never met anyone who voted for Obama based on merit.

Unfortunately most people don't vote for someone based on merit. Most people are ignorant and just vote their party, what their news channel tells them, what their neighbor/friend/family are voting, whether candidate is popular, attractive, or other superficial attribute. But rarely merit. Hate to say it but liberals and conservatives alike are under-educated and uninformed. You may not like Obama but Reps haven't had a good candidate/President in a long time either