Reply #18: It was always going to be this way

[quaker bill]

The President has elbowed them out of the center. It was not that hard because they were going in that direction anyway. Obama mostly wins by bringing the stupid out in his opponents, then pointing at it.

The only bit of real political genius he has put in evidence was beating Hillary in the primary, and even this took her campaign's cooperation. Her staff spent her time and money fighting on the wrong battlefields. Had she not underestimated him and adjusted early, she would have won.

The republicans on the other hand have been child's play. As they have been willing to do almost anything to oppose him, he gets to dictate the terms of their opposition. They have taken the bait at nearly every turn. The Ryan budget is the coup-de-gras. Democrats have tried to get Republicans to touch the third rail before, Clinton made several attempts, but each time they would want to, but backed off last minute. This President got them to take a firm grip on it and attempt to run on it and survive.

This is no small feat. Their gut hatred of the man had to exceed their instinct for political survival. Clinton got plenty of hatred, but it only reached self destructive levels with impeachment. As that story had more than one side, no one came away clean.

In this case, all they can do is make up crap about Kenya and affirmative action, then touch the third rail simply to be in opposition. Game, set, and match.