Barack Obama is Destroying the Democratic Party

c/0 The Daily Kos

Thu Jul 07, 2011
by PaulMunison

Ever since Obama's election in 2008, the Democratic party has lost significant ground everywhere. The party has lost 63 House seats, seven Senate seats, nine governorships and over 700 state legislative seats.

It would be one thing if he was out there fighting for Democratic principles, but instead he's out there cutting core Democratic programs like Social Security and Medicare.

We all worked very hard to elect a Democratic Congress in 2006 and Obama came in and tore it all down with his idiotic and naive quest for bipartisanship at any cost. Democrats are probably locked out of controlling the House for a generation because of redistricting and will probably soon lose the Senate as well.

Im really thinking that it would have been better had McCain been elected in 2008. At least then we would still have a Democratic Congress that would be fighting him if he tried to cut Social Security and Medicare.

We should really look to find a primary challenge to Obama in 2012. They dont have to win, they just have to put some scare into Obama for pissing on the Democratic base with his contempt for Democratic programs. Even someone like Dennis Kucinich would be decent for this.

Obama needs a primary challenge if he cuts Social Security

c/0 Dailykos.com

Thu Jul 07, 2011

by PaulMunison

Barack Obama needs a primary challenge in 2012 if he cuts Social Security. It doesn't have to be someone with the stature of Hillary Clinton or Howard Dean. It can even be someone like Ed Schultz.

The point isn't for this person to win against Obama. The point is to force Obama to the left and let future Democratic politicians realize that cutting Social Security is not something you are going to get away with without a major fight from the base.

In 1990, after George H.W. Bush pissed on his base by agreeing to a major tax increase, Pat Buchanan ran against him in the 1992 Republican primary and got 39% of the vote against Bush in New Hampshire and forced Bush to the right. 

After this, no Republican dared to accept a tax increase.

If Obama gets a semi-serious primary challenge that can at least draw a respectable vote in New Hampshire, this will teach future Democratic politicians that you dont piss on your base the way Obama is.

If Obama cuts Social Security, he deserves a primary challenge.