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Home Front: Politix
Far Left Prepares To Throw Barack Obama Into The Dustbin Of History
2019-07-18
[The Federalist] The mood of left-wing Democrats might be neatly summarized by the media coverage of last weekend’s Netroots Nation conference. The progressive left seems poised to consign former President Barack Obama to the dustbin of history. Moreover, supposedly woke agitators do not seem to care how their exercise might affect black voters who comprise a crucial part of their 2020 electoral strategy.

According to Vox, "Progressive activists know their enemy in the 2020 Democratic primary: Joe Biden." As Vox notes, "Some activists at Netroots conceded they would support Biden in a general election if they had no other choice."

Dean Obeidallah of CNN and The Daily Beast finds this concession a sign of a pragmatism that should make President Donald Trump quake with fear, as opposed to the rock-bottom minimum expectation for a group that claims to believe the president is an existential threat to the republic. Not unlike the Hollywood types who take private jets to climate change conferences, the gap between rhetoric and action is considerable.

After a Mere Four Years, Obama Nostalgia Is Gone
Posted by:Besoeker

#10  The big push into socialism is about to be on us.

Keep the firearms clean and oiled up with a good supply of ammo.

Socialism has done very little to advance and better people in this world. Those at the top dispatch with their enemies and steal all the money and leave the country gutted. Those Progressives who embrace socialism do little for progress. There is little difference between socialists and fascists; two sides of the same coin. Socialists are internationalists and fascists tend to be nationalists. Both are statists and totalitarian and against individual freedoms.
Posted by: JohnQC   2019-07-18 17:23  

#9  They certainly didn't even thank him for paving the way.
Posted by: gorb   2019-07-18 13:51  

#8  Remember that the useful idiots are cast aside rather quickly. The real challenge that Justice fascists are going to run into is that the right side political party will not go quietly, and all the rhetoric of being bigots and haters is falling on the same deaf ears as the Deplorable comments. The big push into socialism is about to be on us.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2019-07-18 13:32  

#7  This is a surprise to me. I mean, after you get to full on freaking Bolshevik, how much further left can you get?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2019-07-18 13:18  

#6  I like the idea of his wikipedia entry saying he is the only modern president without a library. I like that idea a lot.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-07-18 12:37  

#5  Should have done this in 2008 then you wouldn't have to deal with DJT and you would be farther ahead................too bad.
Posted by: AlanC   2019-07-18 11:41  

#4  Could levy a 10% tax on all the choom sold in the state to go towards the narcissist's book-free library/house of mirrors.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2019-07-18 11:21  

#3  groundbreaking hasn't happened yet on the Obama Presidential Center

they have a lot of fundraising yet to do
Posted by: lord garth   2019-07-18 09:56  

#2  As Vox notes, "Some activists at Netroots conceded they would support Biden in a general election if they had no other choice."

But unenthusiastically
Posted by: Frank G   2019-07-18 08:42  

#1  Progressives can almost taste victory, but the manner in which they dismiss major blocs of the Democratic coalition remains as big an obstacle to their success as their extreme platform.

Maybe they expect the capture the NeverTrumpers.
Posted by: Bobby   2019-07-18 08:22  

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