58. So caving to LIEberman was "within the party"?
Doesn't make sense to me. I seem to remember the whole thing being about Snowe and Collins and Holy Joe. Nelson barely counts as a Democrat but, again, the fact that Obama had to cave to members of his own party is an even bigger sign of weakness than having to negotiate with Repukes.
The President is the goddamn head of his party. He has absolute control over the campaign pursestrings. He could have threatened Nelson's seat if he didn't fall in line. But for some reason, Obama chose to cave in to him instead.
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