2016 Postmortem
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"It's not a bad idea for Obama to have a primary challenger.
Bill Press released a not-so-subtly titled book, Buyers Remorse: How Obama Let Progressives Down. Right there on the front jacket was Sanderss name. His shortened blurb: Bill Press makes the case.
Read this book.
Obama Hasn't Closed 'Presidential Leadership Gap'
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)Doesn't mean we can't try for even better. Nothing inconsistent in believing both of those things.
jillan
(39,451 posts)And Bernie will be the right man for the next 8 years.
Ferd Berfel
(3,687 posts)NEEDED to be primary-ed.
I see this as another example of good judgement on Bernie's part.
BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)Obama will be a remembered as a good president, that's for sure. Historically successful? No way. And I say that not attacking Obama, but because the republicans obstructed everything he tried from day one.
Oh, and Obama did let progressives down. From his first campaign, many progressives got the impression Obama would be a fighter for meaningful change. His first term didn't deliver much of that. In his second term, he's been much better.