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I doubt it. In 2009 the pundits said the Republican Party was over. The economy was in shambles and Democrats had just acquired control of the house, senate, an

I doubt it. In 2009 the pundits said the Republican Party was over. The economy was in shambles and Democrats had just acquired control of the house, senate, and executive branches. By 2016 the Republicans had it all back as well as 34 governorships. It took only 2 years to get Congress back. People spoke of a Democratic Party that had no future and even the chance of a constitutional convention if republicans could get a few more seats in 2016. It’s easier to make a claim for power when you don’t have it. Governing is harder than organizing and campaigning. Both parties over the last 2 admins could have done whatever they wanted at certain points but still weren’t able to. We don’t have M4A and we never built the wall. Democrats will get power, be accused of overreach at some point from republicans and of not living up to promise by some democrats creating disillusion. And then pass the power back.

lotsofpulp 6y ago
I think there was a huge latent undercurrent of racism/tribalism that was activated by Obama becoming president.
- nemo44x 6y ago
  Possibly but it’s interesting that so many Obama voters went for Trump. It could have been the perfect storm though as Clinton is a very polarizing figure. I don’t think most Trump voters (or Americans) are racist, at least by the definition of the word most people outside the university system today use.
  - mschuster91 6y ago
    > Possibly but it’s interesting that so many Obama voters went for Trump. They hoped for change ("yes we can", "change we need"), but Obama failed to deliver as he was blocked by the Republican Senate for six years straight (thanks to "Moscow Mitch" McConnell). Trump and his "we will drain the swamp for real this time" message was exactly the right thing to offer to this voter group, especially as the Democrat candidate was Hillary Clinton - as "establishment" as one can be. If there's one thing that Obama and the then-Democrat leadership abysmally failed, it is that they did not use the House+Senate+Presidency tripe majority to actually enact change in the first two years. I bloody hope that the Democrats can gain the Senate and especially that Biden will have learned his lesson!
    - runawaybottle 6y ago
      Never take a super majority for granted. I totally agree that if they had only two years, jam everything through.
    - newfriend 6y ago
      > If there's one thing that Obama and the then-Democrat leadership abysmally failed, it is that they did not use the House+Senate+Presidency tripe majority to actually enact change in the first two years. This is where Trump and the now-Republican leadership failed as well. Unfortunately the mainstream media and the perpetual insane tantrums thrown by the losers have crippled his entire term. > I bloody hope that the Democrats can gain the Senate and especially that Biden will have learned his lesson! I bloody hope that the Republicans can keep the Senate and that Biden will fade into obscurity like "Crooked Hillary" Clinton!

lotsofpulp 6y ago

I think there was a huge latent undercurrent of racism/tribalism that was activated by Obama becoming president.

nemo44x 6y ago
Possibly but it’s interesting that so many Obama voters went for Trump. It could have been the perfect storm though as Clinton is a very polarizing figure. I don’t think most Trump voters (or Americans) are racist, at least by the definition of the word most people outside the university system today use.
- mschuster91 6y ago
  > Possibly but it’s interesting that so many Obama voters went for Trump. They hoped for change ("yes we can", "change we need"), but Obama failed to deliver as he was blocked by the Republican Senate for six years straight (thanks to "Moscow Mitch" McConnell). Trump and his "we will drain the swamp for real this time" message was exactly the right thing to offer to this voter group, especially as the Democrat candidate was Hillary Clinton - as "establishment" as one can be. If there's one thing that Obama and the then-Democrat leadership abysmally failed, it is that they did not use the House+Senate+Presidency tripe majority to actually enact change in the first two years. I bloody hope that the Democrats can gain the Senate and especially that Biden will have learned his lesson!
  - runawaybottle 6y ago
    Never take a super majority for granted. I totally agree that if they had only two years, jam everything through.
  - newfriend 6y ago
    > If there's one thing that Obama and the then-Democrat leadership abysmally failed, it is that they did not use the House+Senate+Presidency tripe majority to actually enact change in the first two years. This is where Trump and the now-Republican leadership failed as well. Unfortunately the mainstream media and the perpetual insane tantrums thrown by the losers have crippled his entire term. > I bloody hope that the Democrats can gain the Senate and especially that Biden will have learned his lesson! I bloody hope that the Republicans can keep the Senate and that Biden will fade into obscurity like "Crooked Hillary" Clinton!