I definitely have no illusions regarding any sort of socialized healthcare that either Obama or Clinton might be able to engender. I tend to roll my eyes when i hear people talking about it like it could happen AND not suck (although it could conceivably be better than the current state of affairs, but it's like Bush in that respect).

"too politically disconnected": more exactly, they haven't been educated correctly. Poor education is at the base of the majority of this country's problems.