Has Obama has "primaried" his base?

[niceypoo]

And if so, what are the implications?

[dave29]

1. this seems like a stretch.

and maybe like you are trying to needle the mods. But hey, who won?

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. Has a has a what now?

:shrug:

[AtomicKitten]

14. +1

derp

[Uzybone]

3. his base are belong to you

[Aramchek]

4. put your long knives away, poo

[jefferson_dem]

5. No.

Your follow up is moot because the answer to your initial question is "No".

:)

[rug]

6. Rec for syntax.

[WI_DEM]

7. What is his base? If you mean Democrats then no

because every poll shows him with better than 80% approval ratings among them

Do you mean African Americans? because every poll shows him with better than 90% approval among them.

Do you mean liberals? because if you do every poll shows him with approval ratings in the mid-80's.

[niceypoo]

8. I mean the left

The traditional core base of the Democratic party.

[WI_DEM]

9. Really?

and the others aren't. Democratic voters aren't the traditional core base? African-Americans are not the traditional core base when they usually always vote 85-90% or more for Dems. Liberals aren't the left anymore? because they support Obama. If you mean "the left" are they the ones who voted for Nader in 2000 and helped give us Bush?

[jefferson_dem]

10. "Core base" of the party = Those who say Obama should either be primaried, lose in 2012, or both.

According to some.

[niceypoo]

11. Yes, really

At what point does Obama stop cutting off his nose to spite his own face?

[WI_DEM]

12. What core base? DU

[niceypoo]

13. Ive already answered that question

Now answer mine: At what point does Obama stop cutting off his nose to spite his face?

[dave29]

16. you said has he primaried his base, not has he cut his nose off his face

This is getting very confusing, and dare I say medically dangerous

[niceypoo]

17. 'Cutting off your nose to spite your face' is a figure of speech

Do you think Obama has essentially, 'primaried' his base? If so, in favor of what replacement? Independents? Republicans?

[dave29]

20. I was being silly.

And no. He has not primaried his base.

[woo me with science]

15. Sounds like you couldn't make up your mind

whether this was a question or a statement.

[niceypoo]

18. It's a question

[Life Long Dem]

19. I say he's speaking to the same ones way back in the primaries

The ones back in 2008 that told us we need them to win. I see the same talk today about how we need them in 2012. They were arrogant and ignorant back then and they are arrogant and ignorant today.