Re: 2020 Democratic Challengers VII: Bon Voyage Beto
Thanks for your valuable one liner dumbass
In all seriousness Obama had an entire army of grass roots support that he completely gutted. That might’ve been helpful in combatting the tea party or at least keeping his base engaged. Obviously that’s not the only critique of him that lead to the current situation but acting like the wave result had nothing to do with him would be equally silly.
https://newrepublic.com/article/140245/obamas-lost-army-inside-fall-grassroots-machine
Thanks for your valuable one liner dumbass
In all seriousness Obama had an entire army of grass roots support that he completely gutted. That might’ve been helpful in combatting the tea party or at least keeping his base engaged. Obviously that’s not the only critique of him that lead to the current situation but acting like the wave result had nothing to do with him would be equally silly.
As we now know, that grand vision for a postcampaign movement never came to fruition. Instead of mobilizing his unprecedented grassroots machine to pressure obstructionist lawmakers, support state and local candidates who shared his vision, and counter the Tea Party, Obama mothballed his campaign operation, bottling it up inside the Democratic National Committee. It was the seminal mistake of his presidency—one that set the tone for the next eight years of dashed hopes, and helped pave the way for Donald Trump to harness the pent-up demand for change Obama had unleashed.
“We lost this election eight years ago,” concludes Michael Slaby, the campaign’s chief technology officer. “Our party became a national movement focused on general elections, and we lost touch with nonurban, noncoastal communities. There is a straight line between our failure to address the culture and systemic failures of Washington and this election result.”
“We lost this election eight years ago,” concludes Michael Slaby, the campaign’s chief technology officer. “Our party became a national movement focused on general elections, and we lost touch with nonurban, noncoastal communities. There is a straight line between our failure to address the culture and systemic failures of Washington and this election result.”
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