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Thread. @AnandWrites asks: what’s wrong with Democrats debating Obama’s mistakes? A couple of things come to mind. One is danger of lamenting water gone under the bridge & far out to sea, e.g. Obama’s inadequate response to home foreclosure crisis. A major error, for sure...
....but not one the next President can fix a decade after the fact. The other is taking for granted things most Americans — not just partisan Democrats — liked about Obama. Not having close associates convicted of felonies; not relying on Russians & Saudis for political help...
....speaking in complete sentences; not ripping off the taxpayers for personal gain. The full list is a lengthy one, and Democratic candidates — especially the self-described progressives, but not only them — do tend to be pretty quiet about it.
Democratic candidates this year need to establish their own identities. Most of them haven’t done very well at that, and this is one reason for that. Clean government & responsibility in public office aren’t things to take for granted. They’re good things for any...
...Presidential candidate to work at making part of their personal brand. The advantage of having had Barack Obama in the White House for 8 years is that he provided Democrats with a ready example of what they look like. [end]
