spoekmen tell me that none other than BHO himself has made them "an offer they can;t refuse"
Posted on 11/04/2014 9:13:57 AM PST by Abakumov
Before the election results are in, and keeping in mind that there may be some unpleasant surprises for one party or the other — or both — it’s possible to assess how the Democratic Party has fared under the leadership of President Obama. To summarize the verdict: not so well.
By one metric it has done very badly indeed. When Obama took the oath of office in January 2009, there were 257 Democrats in the House of Representatives. Going into this election there are 201 (including two vacant Democratic seats). ...
The geographic clustering of blacks and gentry liberals in central cities, sympathetic suburbs and university towns puts the Obama Democrats at a disadvantage in equal-population districts where Republican voters are spread more evenly around.
Meanwhile, the thrill is clearly gone among two groups that backed him heavily in 2008 and 2012, and which will inevitably be larger parts of the electorate in the future: Hispanics and Millennials....
President Obama’s ideology — expanded government, Obamacare — has been less widely acceptable, and his reputation for competence is currently in tatters. He was able to eke out re-election with a reduced percentage by good organization. But he leaves his party in trouble.
(Excerpt) Read more at radixnews.com ...
Let the GOP take heed.
“...his reputation for competence ...”
What???
WHEN?
The only thing Obummer is good at is placing political hacks in positions that should be reserved for professionals.
Smug liberals in 2008: ‘The GOP is a permanent rump party. Shifting demographics will never allow them to attain power again.’
Still smug liberals in 2014: ‘What election?’
Yeah, but they’re PROFESSIONAL political hacks!
From the guy who predicted President Romney.
Meh.
Have to strongly disagree with the excellent Mr Barone here. When did obama ever have a reputation for competence?
Even worse smug liberals: we need to do away with midterms!
Vote fraud...
Before he did more than vote “present”
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