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Obama's problem (if you could call it that) is that lots of white liberals and others liked his "story" and thus he advanced through the political ranks virtually untested and unquestioned. In both his POTUS election campaigns the man said very little about anything other than in vague and broad generalities. What he did do was coast on "I'm not GWBII" or "I'm not Mitt Romney" and so forth.
Obama was a senator for a hot minute and a total naïf upon being elected POTUS. Nancy Pelosi ran things in his first term if anyone else and she and the liberal left side of the democratic party rolled Obama big time. A bulk of Obama's first term was an orgy of everything the liberal/left/democratic party has wanted for years but couldn't get to see daylight.
It didn't help matters that Obama surrounded himself with Clinton insiders and or others close to the democratic machine. That or they were his buddies/classmates from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia etc...
Agreed. I always thought he was inexperienced from the beginning, and so many people just drank up the cool aid. It was dissapointing.
There was also the whole "white guilt" voting thing back in 2008, which people seemed to wise up a little bit with that card in 2012.
Agreed. I always thought he was inexperienced from the beginning, and so many people just drank up the cool aid. It was dissapointing.
There was also the whole "white guilt" voting thing back in 2008, which people seemed to wise up a little bit with that card in 2012.
Yeabut Obama still got a sizable amount of "white/European" vote because it is spread over a wide demographic. I know gay republicans who cannot stand the man but in the end felt they *had* to vote for him even though they liked Romney. The question of "marriage equality" was just too big an issue for them to risk. And so it goes.
Here is the thing; Obama won the WH and democrats continue to rack up governor's mansions because of a change in demographics. White/European/liberals/left/progressives are once again flocking to major urban areas to live. Places such as New York City, San Francisco, Northern Virginia , etc... This concentration of voting power allows them to shape and often win elections on those levels. It is also why the democrats will have an uphill battle to ever retake the House. There on both sides districts have been drawn so closely that most all members have safe seats.
If this trend holds look to many American cities to set the political agenda going forward
Obama's problem (if you could call it that) is that lots of white liberals and others liked his "story" and thus he advanced through the political ranks virtually untested and unquestioned. In both his POTUS election campaigns the man said very little about anything other than in vague and broad generalities. What he did do was coast on "I'm not GWBII" or "I'm not Mitt Romney" and so forth.
Obama was a senator for a hot minute and a total naïf upon being elected POTUS. Nancy Pelosi ran things in his first term if anyone else and she and the liberal left side of the democratic party rolled Obama big time. A bulk of Obama's first term was an orgy of everything the liberal/left/democratic party has wanted for years but couldn't get to see daylight.
It didn't help matters that Obama surrounded himself with Clinton insiders and or others close to the democratic machine. That or they were his buddies/classmates from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia etc...
what in his first term was part of this liberal utopia agenda? i'm curious....
And yes, he's handling the house and senate just fine with both his and the senate's stellar approval ratings...(roll eyes)
I think your post is exactly in line with what is wrong with many Obama apologists. They are not critical enough of his decisions as a leader, they just go with the flow.
I think you are one to give him the benefit of the doubt. I on the other hand am not hip to his BS which he's been touting for over 5 years.
Nope. not kidding you. People die under every President's tenure. There was no conspiracy to cover it up.
His approval rating isn't that horrible, and why is the Senate's approval rating his responsibility?
I'm not an Obama apologist, there's quite a bit I'm unhappy with. But...ok.
Agreed. I always thought he was inexperienced from the beginning, and so many people just drank up the cool aid. It was dissapointing.
There was also the whole "white guilt" voting thing back in 2008, which people seemed to wise up a little bit with that card in 2012.
Or instead of drinking kool aid, maybe some people wanted someone who wasn't intertwined for 2-3 decades in Washington Politics for a change? Precisely why Christie should have ran in 2012, when he had his chance. 'Waiting your turn' might be polite in the party establishments, but it does nothing for the people.
Here is the thing; Obama won the WH and democrats continue to rack up governor's mansions because of a change in demographics. White/European/liberals/left/progressives are once again flocking to major urban areas to live. Places such as New York City, San Francisco, Northern Virginia , etc... This concentration of voting power allows them to shape and often win elections on those levels. It is also why the democrats will have an uphill battle to ever retake the House. There on both sides districts have been drawn so closely that most all members have safe seats.
If this trend holds look to many American cities to set the political agenda going forward
i think this is fairly accurate. and it's why you see a lot of national politicians retiring. people are getting more done at the state and local level, washington is a mess mostly because of those House district gerrymanderings...
i think this is fairly accurate. and it's why you see a lot of national politicians retiring. people are getting more done at the state and local level, washington is a mess mostly because of those House district gerrymanderings...
Gerrymandering per se isn't the problem. House members reflect their districts and rightly or wrongly often they are not rewarded for seeing the bigger picture (working in a bipartisan fashion for the good of the nation) but will be voted out of office or at least face a strong primary challenge for not toeing the line. A House member could not vote his or her district on certain issues, but then he or she might not hold that seat very long either.
Nope. not kidding you. People die under every President's tenure. There was no conspiracy to cover it up.
His approval rating isn't that horrible, and why is the Senate's approval rating his responsibility?
I'm not an Obama apologist, there's quite a bit I'm unhappy with. But...ok.
That's not the way to look at it. No excuses for it and then the cover up.
As president your influence should reign over the house and the senate to get s*** done. He has failed to do that. No "Johnson Treatment" with this guy.
What are you unhappy with? Just curious. You seem like a pretty typical northeast liberal, which in general heavily support the Obama agenda.
what in his first term was part of this liberal utopia agenda? i'm curious....
gay marriage
immigration reform via administrative actions
social policy changes via administrative actions
climate control via ......
Then there is various inactivity which pretty much does the same thing; for instance we're still waiting for Obama to make up his mind on the Keystone pipeline.
Or instead of drinking kool aid, maybe some people wanted someone who wasn't intertwined for 2-3 decades in Washington Politics for a change? Precisely why Christie should have ran in 2012, when he had his chance. 'Waiting your turn' might be polite in the party establishments, but it does nothing for the people.
HAHA! Thanks for the laugh. How did that hope and change work out for ya?
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You seem like a pretty typical northeast liberal, which in general heavily support the Obama agenda.
