The Ex-Factor
xfactor99
Jr. Member
Posts: 1,240
Political Matrix
E: -5.42, S: -6.43
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« on: June 25, 2017, 11:20:55 AM » |
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It's a double-edged sword. On the one hand his personal charisma patched up a lot of divisions within the party. The constant negativity and bickering about political tactics (pragmatic centrism vs. left-wing activism) right now feels exactly like the political debates from 2000-2008 within the party, which shows those issues were always there, Obama was just a skilled enough politician to cover it all up.
On the other hand, while Obama was personally popular he presided over a period that ended with the Democratic Party in its worst position since the 1920s. So there's that.
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