President losing support with small business owners?

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What all right -- Cedar Rapids, Iowa now where President Obama is wrapping up his swing state visit and his ongoing hunt for votes he.

Had my next guest sold 2008 maybe not this time around though on the phone with me is that -- small business owner.

In central Iowa you were for the president four years ago what now -- Am not so much.

Yeah I I with a big Obama supporter back 2000 and -- and you know to -- -- caucus.

And I now or that but -- the -- -- all those things went to their rallies.

And -- that out for the first time I donated to a presidential campaign then but I'm -- small business owner and I just.

Don't see things getting better at all.

I don't care at our -- we have -- have thirteen employees.

Our -- seven.

The have to do all the complaining that you -- we have a company do so I kind of like to get back to that.

And I just don't see it happening with its current administration.

-- I was considered one of those swing states I was important that was where Barack Obama.

First look like a plausible -- -- when he won there and of course it was a long slog because of Hillary Clinton but we know the rest is history but.

Nevertheless it's one of those states that could be a page turner and I'm wondering.

What does your gut read from friends and people who you know might have been backers of the of the president -- Barack Obama than before became president.

How -- they feel in -- share your view or I don't shut.

Now -- a lot of I've talked to are real compact about the health care issue.

You know -- including me.

I actually that -- that it went down I gave her contribution -- Did you really know what is it about the health care thing that -- a small business -- you particularly worried about.

Well -- Not them at small business are and just you know a regular and is that because right now -- paper on health care an -- spirit and that.

And -- that everybody.

You know we all want.

You know better health care -- less expensive health care and I I stopped and my daughter both have preexisting conditions so we want that.

But I just -- -- their businesses that are at a certain ties to not hire are so that they don't get over that threshold of employees.

Am I I see that as a problem with current economy.

And I don't now how the government can't.

-- the health care when they can't and much else successfully.

And I just don't now how people that can't.

-- right now are can be a but the tape that he.

When it comes around I don't see how -- -- I'd like to see to it three years people that are or how they they.

Non interest and Debbie Smith thank you very much hang in there and thank you Knoedler -- Or oldest guy handling arms trade.

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