Obama's Party Building Legacy Splits Democrats
February 9, 2017By Taegan Goddard
Politico: A painful Democratic rift over Barack Obamas political legacy is finally bursting into the open. For years, the former presidents popularity among Democrats stifled any public critiques of his stewardship of the party a period in which the party suffered tremendous losses at the state and local levels.
But now that Obama and the political operation that succeeded his campaign, Organizing For Action, have expressed interest in playing a role in the task of rebuilding, its sparking pitched debates over how much blame he deserves for the gradual hollowing out of a party that now has less control of state elected positions than at any other time in nearly a century.
Jonathan Swan: After eight years of Obama, Democrats are learning how to be in the opposition. And theyve now got powerful new tools, lessons from the Tea Party movement, and authentic national rage to be tapped.
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https://politicalwire.com/2017/02/09/obamas-party-building-legacy-splits-democrats/
Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)by HIS two presidential elections ?
sweetloukillbot
(10,957 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)I'm only surprised it took them this long...
bigbrother05
(5,995 posts)W/o him at the top of the ticket, Dems returned to their usual lackluster performances. Thanks, Obama!
Basically, when he wasn't on the ticket, the R's were still running against him and nothing stirs a GOP heart like voting against someone they can blame for making them feel like losers.
DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)under whose tenure we bled like a stuck pig?
http://observer.com/2015/12/why-democrats-need-to-fire-debbie-wasserman-schultz-and-who-should-replace-her/
who at the very least, did stupid things trying to support Hillary that gave the gop ammo?
No No, we cannot blame Ms. Scultz.
And before the banners try to ban me, you have to admit, there is a reason SHE WAS FIRED!
newblewtoo
(667 posts)here earlier today: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/obama-democrats-party-building-234820
One of the take away items from that:
It created a shadow organization that was recruiting the same volunteers [as the DNC], using resources from a very limited number of donors, and therefore, as a result it weakened the DNC and the impact that the DNC and state parties could have on politics during his tenure, said South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison, a candidate for DNC chair. Youve got five organizations knocking on the same door with five different messages. Thats not conducive. In the age of Trump we need to be a lean, mean, strategic machine."
and this:
My take away? A house (party) divided (into factions) cannot stand.
Diversity is fine but we need unity of purpose otherwise we are just herding cats.
msongs
(67,343 posts)a president gets the credit or blame for what happens in his/her time in office