At first glance, it probably seems odd that so many Democratic Party presidential hopefuls are trashing the legacy of President Barack Obama.
"Dem candidates who attack Obama are wrong and terrible. Obama wasn't perfect, but come on, people, next to Trump, he kind of is."
Though Obama received hagiographic treatment from most of the media while he was in office, Reagan is, in every measurable way, a more enduring political figure in American life.
While Reagan's biggest successes were girded by a national consensus - he won 49 states in 1984 - Obama lost more than 1,000 seats on every level of government while leading his party to minimal policy gains.
All of which is to say: Democrats massively overestimate the power and meaning of Obama's legacy.
If Biden is going to portray Trump administration deportations of illegal immigrants as a second Kristallnacht he should be able to explain why it was OK for the Obama administration to deport more illegal immigrants than any White House in history.
Even recently, Obama - just like the progressives running against his legacy - praised Medicare for All as a "Good new idea," despite the fact that its success would mean the repeal of his signature achievement, ObamaCare.
https://nypost.com/2019/08/04/liberals-have-good-reason-to-ditch-obamas-lousy-legacy/
"Dem candidates who attack Obama are wrong and terrible. Obama wasn't perfect, but come on, people, next to Trump, he kind of is."
Though Obama received hagiographic treatment from most of the media while he was in office, Reagan is, in every measurable way, a more enduring political figure in American life.
While Reagan's biggest successes were girded by a national consensus - he won 49 states in 1984 - Obama lost more than 1,000 seats on every level of government while leading his party to minimal policy gains.
All of which is to say: Democrats massively overestimate the power and meaning of Obama's legacy.
If Biden is going to portray Trump administration deportations of illegal immigrants as a second Kristallnacht he should be able to explain why it was OK for the Obama administration to deport more illegal immigrants than any White House in history.
Even recently, Obama - just like the progressives running against his legacy - praised Medicare for All as a "Good new idea," despite the fact that its success would mean the repeal of his signature achievement, ObamaCare.
https://nypost.com/2019/08/04/liberals-have-good-reason-to-ditch-obamas-lousy-legacy/
No comments:
Post a Comment