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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Throwing Obama under the bus all for the good of the campaign... [View all]McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)13. The GOP would love for the Dem nonimee to campaign against the sitting president.
Because this has worked out so well for our nominees in the past.
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Evidence be damned, Obama is a failure! Who does that assist? Folks are blinded by their
Fred Sanders
Sep 2015
#2
Precisely, but I can remember weeks after his inauguratoin people were already pissing and moaning..
George II
Sep 2015
#6
I find it interesting that the evidence of this argument is always the same one thread from 2013.
Scootaloo
Sep 2015
#45
The OP's point is that Sanders supporters are "throwing Obama under the bus" to deflect from Sanders
Scootaloo
Sep 2015
#63
Sanders was mentioned and was the focus of the OP? Must have missed that. I will re-read...
Fred Sanders
Sep 2015
#105
Irrelevant how old it was, it's speaks volumes for generations of some peoples attitudes
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#118
Thank you! Excellent points. Glad someone took the time to point out the GOOD things....
George II
Sep 2015
#5
well, we all know who this OP meant to deflect scrutiny from now, don't we?
virtualobserver
Sep 2015
#8
Political choice = allowing good people to get killed and mutilated in order to advance her career.
arcane1
Sep 2015
#76
I care because I don't like to see President Obama used as a shield for Hillary
virtualobserver
Sep 2015
#68
Those who call Obama "not a true Democrat" do not know what a Democrat is.
McCamy Taylor
Sep 2015
#12
The GOP would love for the Dem nonimee to campaign against the sitting president.
McCamy Taylor
Sep 2015
#13
Astonishing and not to be mentioned ever again in case gloom and doom Americans end up celebrating something.
Fred Sanders
Sep 2015
#58
That was so brilliant I got a sunburn just being exposed to the words you typed...
cherokeeprogressive
Sep 2015
#66
Those who've attacked Obama endlessly have been wrong over and over and over ...
JoePhilly
Sep 2015
#57
Democrats would be stupid to throw Obama under the bus. He's done something Hill or Bern haven't..,
Drunken Irishman
Sep 2015
#80
The hatred for Obama and Clinton go hand in hand damn near... Let either Clinton or Sanders run
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#117
Whom ever is the dem candidate will be Obama best friend or lose 30% of the black vote, see off year
uponit7771
Sep 2015
#119