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2016 Postmortem

Ken Burch

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4. He never used it to motivate voters in the midterms or in his re-election campaign.

Reply to TwilightZone (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 27, 2016, 11:20 PM

Nov 2016

He complained mildly, but usually too late.

There was no good reason to wait until the last year of his presidency to write a letter like that.

I like the president and think he did a good job.

But he should have taken the fight to them, without deference, as early as 2009.

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The Obama Administration ITSELF rarely went after Congressional 'thugs for obstructionism. [View all] Ken Burch Nov 2016 OP

Was Obama running for President this year and I missed it? bravenak Nov 2016 #1

Not bashing at all. Just a factual observation. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #2

Here is a factual observation bravenak Nov 2016 #5

That doesn't matter. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #6

"Bernie is blameless in the defeat" sheshe2 Nov 2016 #10

LOL bravenak Nov 2016 #12

I need to become more politically aware. sheshe2 Nov 2016 #11

Boy will they miss his black ass when he's gone bravenak Nov 2016 #13

As will I. sheshe2 Nov 2016 #14

Me too bravenak Nov 2016 #19

Oh girl! sheshe2 Nov 2016 #21

Obama went after the Republicans for their obstruction frequently. TwilightZone Nov 2016 #3

He never used it to motivate voters in the midterms or in his re-election campaign. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #4

Post removed Post removed Nov 2016 #7

Your words. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #9

Really? sheshe2 Nov 2016 #16

Can We Forward All of Our OFA Spam to You? TomCADem Nov 2016 #17

wtf are you talking about, Obama regularly went after republicans in congress and has regularly JI7 Nov 2016 #8

I've noticed here lately a lot more of the President Obama bashing montana_hazeleyes Nov 2016 #15

Reminds Me of the Green Party Meme That There Is No Difference Btw GOP and Democrats... TomCADem Nov 2016 #18

Oh, but he's the "establishment" BainsBane Nov 2016 #23

Obama did this, Bernie did that elmac Nov 2016 #20

He played on the public's ignorance of how govt works BainsBane Nov 2016 #22