OBAMA'S LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN A LOSER FOR THE DEMOCRATS
OBAMA AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
WILL 2016 BE ANY DIFFERENT?
Obama likes to expound on how many successes he has had in his presidency. His biggest achievement (at least in his mind) is the Affordable Care Act, which was passed without a single Republican vote. This of course was the Republicans' fault as they were not cooperative with the President. This bill was passed with every partisan tactic that could be mustered, including open bribery. Then he laments that the country is so divided, and of course it is the opposition's fault for not cooperating with the President. Any legislation that affects the whole population in a dramatic way for years to come should always be a long deliberate process with input from all. This was not the case and was the start of the divisions in the Congress. This President has a lot of nerve to talk about others who are divisive. He has intentionally fostered a climate of division in every aspect of American life. I would like to know one area in which America is more united during his term.
As for his results for the Democrat party as a whole - it is a dismal failure by every measure. He has moved his party so far to left that they will soon be off the map. Let's look at some of Obamas results that can be measured and are not some ephemeral dream.
United States Governors 2008 29 Dems 21 Rep.
2015 18 Dems 31 Rep.
Democratic Loss - 11 Governors
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U.S. Senate 2008 58 Dems 41 Rep.
2015 44 Dems 54 Rep.
Democratic Loss -14 Senators
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U.S House 2008 257 Dems. 178 Rep.
2015 188 Dems. 247 Rep.
Democratic Loss - 69 U.S house seats.
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State Legislative control 2008 27 Dems 14 Rep. 8 split
2015 19 Dems. 27 Rep. 3 split
Democratic loss -8
Republican gain +13
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I guess this can be blamed on the stupid voters, or as he stated after 2014 "that it tells us about those that did not vote"... meaning that the Senators and House members that lost didn't run on his agenda.
That brings us to 2016, and we see the Democrat candidates for President moving farther to the left than ever. Many marvel at Hillary Clinton's recent drop in the polls. Does anyone wonder if it is connected to her endorsing the idea of giving drivers licenses to illegal aliens and proposing that gun manufactures and dealers should be financially liable for crimes committed with guns? If this is acceptable, then car manufactures should be liable for drunk driving accidents. I am sure her liability lawyer supporters applaud this. Her talk at the "Black and Brown Forum" (which I thought was the logo of some Iowa college, but learned it was for Black and Brown Americans) was hidden so that mainstream America was unable to actually watch it. At this forum the other night she went as far as to claim that white terrorism is as much a problem as Islamic terrorism.
Obama has put out the word that any state or federal candidate that does not endorse and campaign on his agenda will lose his and the party's support. Thank you, Mr. President. I hope you make this statement loud and often. We will see how this works out.
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