DOUBLE DOWN OR REFORM
DIFFICULT TASK AHEAD
We hear different things coming out of the Democratic party. They have not yet come to a serious analysis of why they lost this election. I am not going into all the reasons I have heard so far. Most seem to believe they were not progressive enough. They have not yet directly blamed Hillary Clinton, but I suspect they will. It is not hard to figure out, it was the policies of Barak Obama that lost the election for the Democrats, and they started loosing in 2009, but being politically correct as they are, they would not face up to it then and may not do it now.
They began losing when they forced through the Affordable Care Act. They bribed, forced, and if I remember, used the Nuclear option to pass this health care reform law over the objections of many Americans. They passed it without any republican votes. They promised you would be able to keep your doctor, keep your insurance, and it would cost you less money. All lies, because they knew this was not true. In the process they have not only decimated the Health Insurance industry but we now see the decline in the quality of health care in this country. Their whole focus was on the uninsured, to hell with the rest of America. Americans were ready for some health care reform, they liked their doctor, had a high confidence in our health care system, but were concerned about rising costs. The Democrats took this as a mandate to start on the road to National Health Care, because all there cohorts in Europe thought it was what we needed, but someone needed to ask if that is what America wanted? Americans were not asked, but they did all they had the power to do in 2010 and elect a Republican House of Representatives to block any more radical experiments. The ACA continued and many hoped it would not be as bad as suspected. It really didn't go into effect till after the 2012 election. Most provisions went into effect Jan. 1 2014.
So, back to Obama, since elected to office 2008, the Republicans now control 33 governorships, including Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts. 32 State Legislators with total control in 24 including, Florida, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. In 2008 the republicans had total control of only 9 State governments. Republicans now control the senate in Minnesota. Since 2008 the Democrats have lost 800 state house seats, 13 Governorships, the U.S. House, The U.S. Senate and now the Presidency. If you watch CNN, it is because of White Lash. Racists and bigots who do not approve of Obamas Policies. Even Mitt Romney in 2012 was afraid to run against the policies of Barack Obama in fear that they would label him a racist, which they would have done.
The Policies of Barak Obama and his cohorts was not what America wanted, neither domestic or foreign. Obama stated that if he could run for a third term he would be re-elected in a landslide. He did the next best thing, he hung his legacy on the campaign of Hillary Clinton. The Democrats love of control gave them a flawed candidate, not the best campaigner, even if she did get better. In the 2014 election, Obama noted that the reason they lost the senate was not because of who voted, but because of who did not vote. He insinuated that they did not run on his policies and did not get the African-American vote as he did. He thought if he coerced Hillary to accept his campaign plan she would win. The usual identify politics, if she won the women, African-American and Hispanic voters in large numbers, she would win. They were so desperate to win the minority voters, they were so out of touch with reality , they had no idea what the rest of America was thinking when they watch as Hillary and Obama pandered in every way they could to the African-American voters. I suspect it may have even been embarrassing to thinking African-American voters.
We saw identity politics all through the Obama years, especially in his second term, black lives matter, riots everywhere, fake stories in Ferguson, Florida and many other places. A soft policy against Islamic terrorism and paid disrupters at Trump rallies. It was just too much. If anyone dared point it out, they were racists, bigots and every other silencing name they could think of. We should all fear that they have so over used these defamatory words, that they now have lost much of there meaning. What is left to call people? Have they called wolf way too many times? And they are still doing it.
So now the debate in the party is; Should they go farther left, after all Hillary won the popular vote, or should they try to move more to the middle to appeal to working Americans. You have to wonder how many of those popular voters were not even citizens, after all President Obama stated on National Television that if the undocumented should vote, it is a private matter, no one will bother them. This statement by the President should not be forgotten. It should remain part of his legacy. There was a time when a young governor from Arkansas founded the Democratic Leadership Council, whose purpose was to move the party to the center, after substantial losses in previous years. This governor proved successful and probably had fond memories of the leadership council as he participated in this 2016 fiasco.
So, back to Obama, since elected to office 2008, the Republicans now control 33 governorships, including Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts. 32 State Legislators with total control in 24 including, Florida, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. In 2008 the republicans had total control of only 9 State governments. Republicans now control the senate in Minnesota. Since 2008 the Democrats have lost 800 state house seats, 13 Governorships, the U.S. House, The U.S. Senate and now the Presidency. If you watch CNN, it is because of White Lash. Racists and bigots who do not approve of Obamas Policies. Even Mitt Romney in 2012 was afraid to run against the policies of Barack Obama in fear that they would label him a racist, which they would have done.
The Policies of Barak Obama and his cohorts was not what America wanted, neither domestic or foreign. Obama stated that if he could run for a third term he would be re-elected in a landslide. He did the next best thing, he hung his legacy on the campaign of Hillary Clinton. The Democrats love of control gave them a flawed candidate, not the best campaigner, even if she did get better. In the 2014 election, Obama noted that the reason they lost the senate was not because of who voted, but because of who did not vote. He insinuated that they did not run on his policies and did not get the African-American vote as he did. He thought if he coerced Hillary to accept his campaign plan she would win. The usual identify politics, if she won the women, African-American and Hispanic voters in large numbers, she would win. They were so desperate to win the minority voters, they were so out of touch with reality , they had no idea what the rest of America was thinking when they watch as Hillary and Obama pandered in every way they could to the African-American voters. I suspect it may have even been embarrassing to thinking African-American voters.
We saw identity politics all through the Obama years, especially in his second term, black lives matter, riots everywhere, fake stories in Ferguson, Florida and many other places. A soft policy against Islamic terrorism and paid disrupters at Trump rallies. It was just too much. If anyone dared point it out, they were racists, bigots and every other silencing name they could think of. We should all fear that they have so over used these defamatory words, that they now have lost much of there meaning. What is left to call people? Have they called wolf way too many times? And they are still doing it.
So now the debate in the party is; Should they go farther left, after all Hillary won the popular vote, or should they try to move more to the middle to appeal to working Americans. You have to wonder how many of those popular voters were not even citizens, after all President Obama stated on National Television that if the undocumented should vote, it is a private matter, no one will bother them. This statement by the President should not be forgotten. It should remain part of his legacy. There was a time when a young governor from Arkansas founded the Democratic Leadership Council, whose purpose was to move the party to the center, after substantial losses in previous years. This governor proved successful and probably had fond memories of the leadership council as he participated in this 2016 fiasco.
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