The progressive left seems poised to consign former President Barack Obama to the dustbin of history.
In this telling, Obama - and by extension, Biden - "Left activists demoralized, reducing Democratic Party power to its lowest levels in 90 years." That Obama redefined his party as further to the left and that it is in tatters because he pandered to the activist left too much is a possibility simply too terrible for them to contemplate.
Fond memories of Obama may not animate the Netroots, but they do animate rank-and-file Democrats, including those who identify as liberal.
Obama nostalgia is at the heart of Biden's campaign, which is a constant source of angst for the progressive left.
The former vice president's current lead is based in significant part on his commanding lead among black Democrats, which is the salt rubbed in the far left's wounds.
Perhaps the smartest observation at Netroots came from Minnesota Attorney General and Democratic National Committee Deputy Chair Keith Ellison, who said, "Biden wasn't put on the Obama ticket because he and Obama agreed. They put him on because they didn't. He was a ticket balancer." The left should embrace Obama instead of shunning him, while painting Biden as the odd man out.
If the left simply chooses to abandon Obama and his legacy, there is no guarantee the alternatives will fully energize the black voters they need.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/17/far-left-prepares-throw-barack-obama-dustbin-history/
In this telling, Obama - and by extension, Biden - "Left activists demoralized, reducing Democratic Party power to its lowest levels in 90 years." That Obama redefined his party as further to the left and that it is in tatters because he pandered to the activist left too much is a possibility simply too terrible for them to contemplate.
Fond memories of Obama may not animate the Netroots, but they do animate rank-and-file Democrats, including those who identify as liberal.
Obama nostalgia is at the heart of Biden's campaign, which is a constant source of angst for the progressive left.
The former vice president's current lead is based in significant part on his commanding lead among black Democrats, which is the salt rubbed in the far left's wounds.
Perhaps the smartest observation at Netroots came from Minnesota Attorney General and Democratic National Committee Deputy Chair Keith Ellison, who said, "Biden wasn't put on the Obama ticket because he and Obama agreed. They put him on because they didn't. He was a ticket balancer." The left should embrace Obama instead of shunning him, while painting Biden as the odd man out.
If the left simply chooses to abandon Obama and his legacy, there is no guarantee the alternatives will fully energize the black voters they need.
https://thefederalist.com/2019/07/17/far-left-prepares-throw-barack-obama-dustbin-history/
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