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O’Malley: Obama Devastated Democratic Party Like a ‘Bad Forest Fire’
Breitbart ^ | 11/23/2017 | Pam Key

Posted on 11/23/2017 8:23:28 PM PST by ForYourChildren

Wednesday on ABC’s “Powerhouse Politics” podcast, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and former Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-MD) said former President Barack Obama’s decision to set up Organizing for America rather than “infusing” his energy into the Democratic Party devastated the party on state and local levels like a “bad forest fire.”

O’Malley said, “To put it kindly, President Obama decided to set up a separate political organization rather than infusing that energy of his candidacy and his amazing and historic victory, rather than infusing that energy into the veins of the Democratic party and making the Democratic party new and more energetic, instead the president and his people decided to set up a separate organization in ‘Organizing for America,’ OFA. I guess the president, perhaps and his people, thought their roles in history was to transform us, allow all of to transcend beyond the need for political parties. ”

He continued, “So when the Republicans and their small group of very wealthy donors, who are not afraid to write big checks, saw what was happening, they immediately filled that vacuum. And in a very methodical way, fielded candidates with a whole lot of money to run for state senate, state legislators, backed candidates for governor. And they were able to wipe us out at the state level and increasingly at the local level. We’ve never gone through a period of time, at least not in modern history were the Democratic party lost so many seats and so many governors offices even as our president was a Democratic. That was a mistake that we made. We have to learn from that mistake. And I believe what is happening now is the party is regenerating itself, almost like after a bad forest...

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KEYWORDS: democratparty; destroyed; obama
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To: ForYourChildren

Hussein fundamentally transformed the democrat party from big government socialism to anti-American Marxism.


41 posted on 11/24/2017 2:54:08 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: ForYourChildren

Could he keep going, please? The demo_rat party is not decimated completely yet.

JoMa


42 posted on 11/24/2017 3:22:39 AM PST by joma89
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To: ForYourChildren

Reminds me of this...

“Why are you here?
To get some money.
What kind of money?
Obama money.
Where’s it coming from?
Obama.
Where did Obama get it?
I don’t know, his stash.”


43 posted on 11/24/2017 3:33:50 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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To: ForYourChildren

WOW!! Blind Squirrel finds an acorn!


44 posted on 11/24/2017 3:46:10 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: laplata

Any Dem who honestly wants to assess the Trump victory last year HAS to admit Obama’s failures played a huge role - the whole “fake news” rallying cry worked so well because it was obviously true. Most Americans could see things were getting worse, but we were constantly bombarded with nonsense that things were getting better.

Yesterday there was a discussion here about how Hillary was hurt by the fact that she couldn’t campaign on a “change” platform because that would be a criticism of the Kenyan Pirate; while some FReepers disagreed with this excuse, I believe it has some validity. She had to toe the party line that the failed Bolshevik Revolution of 2008 was in fact a great success - and appeared more detached than ever from the average working American.


45 posted on 11/24/2017 4:27:11 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: PBRCat

I agree with what you posted. Just one thing, though, about covering up his associations with far our leftists, Communists and Socialists. They didn’t hide them, they elevated them. Too many now poo-poo the effects of Collectivism and promote the agenda for the US.
Seen too many TShirts saying: Democratic Socialist:
Democratic - By Us
Socialist - For Us


46 posted on 11/24/2017 4:55:05 AM PST by griswold3 (Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.)
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To: Qiviut

Regarding Hillary’s continued book tour: she has sold tickets for tour stops well into December. Far be it for her to issue refunds, as many tickets were in the neighborhood of a couple hundred dollars apiece. One good thing, it will keep her in the public eye during the coming public revelations from the FBI informant.


47 posted on 11/24/2017 5:36:08 AM PST by FrdmLvr (“What Happened you ask?...Ma’am, you got your ass kicked.” Bannon)
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To: ForYourChildren
“That was a mistake that we made. We have to learn from that mistake.”

Keep learning from the wrong mistake. 0 didn't destroy the party but not paying attention to the grassroots.

0bamacare destroyed, and is still destroying the grassroots. My rep was Ike Skelton (d). He never faced a serious reelection challenge. He didn't need party infrastructure to get reelected. 0bamacare passes and Skelton gets upset by a Republican with little name recognition.

Dims, it's your IDEAS that are costing you votes.

48 posted on 11/24/2017 6:54:23 AM PST by fungoking (Tis a pleasure to live in the 0zarks)
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To: ForYourChildren

Hahaha. You reap what you sow, you losers.


49 posted on 11/24/2017 7:34:06 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: kearnyirish2

I agree 100%. I’ve been thinking almost the exact same things. You put it very well.


50 posted on 11/24/2017 7:45:58 AM PST by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: ForYourChildren
I saw O'Malley on an interview this AM....he's a typical slick, lying, motor-mouthed Swamp politician whose only asset is spewing socialist talking points and turning everyone off.

I hope he remains one of the faces of the DemoRat Party -he's nothing but a help to our side.

Leni

51 posted on 11/24/2017 8:04:58 AM PST by MinuteGal (MAGA !!!)
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To: Prov1322

The black Karl Marx.


52 posted on 11/24/2017 8:43:53 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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To: laplata

Thanks; Hillary was basically painted into a corner by Obama and the Dem media.


53 posted on 11/24/2017 8:55:30 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: ForYourChildren

obama was all for obama and setting fires around the world.


54 posted on 11/24/2017 9:01:36 AM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: kearnyirish2

Thank God.


55 posted on 11/24/2017 9:06:07 AM PST by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: ForYourChildren

Seems O’Malley is planning to run for POTUS.


56 posted on 11/24/2017 9:32:24 AM PST by Dante3
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To: smokingfrog

Clinton and Obama had a deal; she would stand down in the election, let him be the candidate. She gave him all her donor lists and would help him get elected in return he would help her in 2016. He stabbed her in the back and ran with the money, the donors and then he established his own foundation.

Karma.


57 posted on 11/24/2017 9:44:44 AM PST by Engedi
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