Star Member former9thward (18,165 posts) https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141757535
Ellison: Obama deserves blame for Democratic losses
Source: The Hill
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) said former President Obama is partially to blame for the Democrats’ poor showing at the polls in 2016.
Oh, my! This is going to be good!!!
Freethinker65 (999 posts)
1. Not helpful
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orgotmylogin (1,321 posts)
56. Of all the people who worked tirelessly and completely
for advancing Democratic and Progressive humanitarian society others might consider assigning blame to, Obama is not the droid you're looking for.
He made mistakes, but those were acknowledged and learned from, surprising in the same manner that 45 doing something accidentally right is surprising.
He's laid pretty low, but of all people who need a well-deserved extended break, you'd think the government could run itself for a short time without his influence.
Star Member brush (11,688 posts)
57. He just effed up. WTF is wrong with him? Everyone knows Comey/Putin pulled the rug from...under Hillary at the last minute, now he's blaming Obama.
Not smart, Ellison. You may have just lost your seat.
Star Member onenote (28,138 posts)
4. What is Ellison's point?
Does he realize that Obama remains the most popular Democrat in the country? And that he only alienates people with divisive remarks like this?
Amateurish.
The [D]s will never be able to win if they can't objectively look at the reasons they suck...
JNelson6563 (27,118 posts)
29. That's the word: Amateurish.
As a neutral primary person ( 
)I did notice that so often after a primary vote or caucus Team Sanders was always in an uproar over not knowing crazy voting rules of a state beforehand and stuff. I would catch the reports on NPR on my morning drive home from work. After a while I was just shocked at how they seemed to have no advance game.
Even in my small time politics as a Congressional Dist chair with 14 counties. I knew each county did stuff differently and worked with each one individually on issues because of that. How could a national campaign have been so unaware of such things??
So it seems that amateur business is continuing. Disappointing.
Star Member PatSeg (20,704 posts)
8. That was totally unnecessary
and certainly not constructive in any way whatsoever. What the hell was he thinking?
BluegrassDem (1,554 posts)
14. Ellison butt hurt over Obama endorsing Perez
Very petty Ellison! Makes me all the more happy Perez won!
Star Member Blue Idaho (4,629 posts)
20. I think Obama's legacy is safe...
I don't think I can say the same for Ellison.
well,... [D]s are still claiming that Carter was the most successful president ever before Barry... so...
StevieM (5,551 posts)
27. Hillary did have Sanders and Biden campaigning for her. Not that any amount of campaigning was ever
going to make a difference. Neither was Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.
This election was all about James Comey and the FBI, from start to finish.
StevieM (5,551 posts)
25. He is kind of right, but for totally different reasons. Obama appointed James Comey to the FBI.
That was hands down the biggest mistake of his presidency.
Comey rigged the 2016 election, from start to finish.
Had he not intervened with 11 days to go we would have held the White House, with a decisive win, and taken back the Senate with four additional seats.
Had he not held that despicable and dishonest press conference in July we would have won the White House in a landslide and taken back both houses of Congress.
Had he not launched the bogus and unnecessary investigation into HRC's email server we would have won the presidential election by a historic margin and beaten Republicans across the board in Congress, including wins in red states and districts.
Star Member LenaBaby61 (1,803 posts)
34. "Ellison: Obama deserves blame for Democratic losses."
Can and will this circular firing squad ever end? I mean, we're dealing with a putin-loving, insane, drama-queenish fat cow installed into the presidency with the help of the GOP and putin/russia who CAN also be blackmailed by his same murderous russian boy toy, and THIS criticism of Pres. Obama right NOW is what Ellison is fixing his mouth to say?
tRumputin's trying to change the subject from FBI russia/investigations/HIS guilt, in which Comey's probably sitting on tape recordings of God knows what against tRumputin ruskie/GOP co-conspirators at this moment against the cabal of evil, AND THIS NOW from Keith? tRumputin's saber-rattling with N. Korea, and sending his "Armada" to West Korea to draw attention away from all things russian, his FAILED Don't Care health care bill, his FAILED Mooslim Ban(s), and his slow-rising costly Mexican Border Wall, and Ellison's fixating on Pres. Obama, and in a negative way at this point in time? Really?
West Korea?
TomCADem (10,403 posts)
39. Atlantic: The Kremlin's Troll Army - Moscow is financing legions of pro-Russia Internet commenters.
A June article by Max Seddon of BuzzFeed reported the Kremlin was spending millions of dollars to pay English-speaking Russians to promote President Vladimir Putin and his policies in U.S. media like Fox News broadcasting and The Huffington Post and Politico news sites. Trolls are reportedly expected to manage multiple fake accounts and post on news articles 50 times a day, often with sentiments as simplistic as "Putin makes Obama look stupid and weak!"
Star Member Cha (196,638 posts)
42. Wtf, Ellison.. way to Divide the Party.. if that's your goal
Oh wait.. You're on a ****ing unity tour or some shite like that.
You worry about your own damn "legacy" and President Obama will take care of his.
Wow.. he just went waaaaaay down in my estimation.
Star Member Me. (14,288 posts)
49. What The Matter Keith...Not Getting Enough Attention?
No one fawning over you? Thank God things shook out as they have. I think you at the head of the DNC with your Senator friend by your side may've been a disaster for us. Neither of you are showing good judgment lately. Not in love with Perez lately and I think he needs to make a course correction which would include taking back his power and doing as he promised.
Star Member KT2000 (13,900 posts)
64. while tRump is out there blaming
President Obama for all of his own disasters, our own Democrat is joining in. President Obama deserved more support than he got from the Democrats in Congress and deserves to be respected and supported after his presidency.
Star Member demosincebirth (10,075 posts)
78. We don't need these remarks from him!
GAWDAMMIT!!! THAT MUSLIM NEGRO IS MAKING OUR MUSLIM NEGRO LOOK BAD!!!!
