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>>I don't know if he's actually going to be able to do any of the things he's promised now that he's in the know. Keep in mind Obama also made many (leftist) p
by enraged_camel 10y ago
>>I don't know if he's actually going to be able to do any of the things he's promised now that he's in the know.
Keep in mind Obama also made many (leftist) promises in his 2008 campaign, such as closing Gitmo. Once he understood certain realities though, he had to abandon those promises and become more of a center-left president.
In this election, the Democratic base wanted a real leftist. That's why there was tremendous excitement about Bernie. The Democrats decided to field a center-right candidate instead. The result is clear: they got crushed.
- st3v3r 10y agoYeah, but Obama had a strong opposition in Congress, even when the Dems controlled it. It has yet to be seen, but I'm not confident that Trump will face anywhere near that much opposition.
- grzm 10y agoI'm not disagreeing: how is this measured?
- st3v3r 10y agoYeah, but Obama had a strong opposition in Congress, even when the Dems controlled it. It has yet to be seen, but I'm not confident that Trump will face anywhere near that much opposition.