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Democrats lost over 1,000 seats under Obama
Fox News.com ^ | December 27, 2016

Posted on 12/27/2016 4:48:22 PM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Confidence or arrogance? Obama says he could've beaten Trump. President Obama claims he could have won a third term if he had been allowed to run – but even if he's right, his coattails haven’t done much for the rest of his party. While Obama’s tireless campaigning, broad demographic appeal and message of “hope” and “change” helped propel him to two terms in the White House, his skills on the stump haven’t translated down the ballot.

The Democratic Party suffered huge losses at every level... The grand total: a net loss of 1,042 state and federal Democratic posts, including congressional and state legislative seats, governorships and the presidency.... Hillary Clinton, ... brought the first family out for numerous campaign appearances.... Obama declared that his “legacy’s on the ballot.” Less than two months later, Americans voted for Donald Trump.

... Democratic U.S. Senate seats fell from 55 to 46. Their share of the House plummeted from 256 seats to 194. Republicans still control both chambers going into the next session. Democratic governerships also became a rarity during this eight-year period, slipping from 28 to 16....

The Obama years, which saw the rise...of a new movement form around Trump ... coincided with a loss of 958 state legislative seats for Democrats. Still, Obama said in an interview which aired Monday that, if he were allowed to run for a third term, he would have been victorious....

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clintonloss; democratloss; dnclost; election2016; hillarylost; obamalost; trump; trumpvictory; trumpwins; trumpwinsbigly
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Obama made 18 campaign speeches (nearly more than Hillary) in swing states like Michigan, N. Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida - Hillary lost all of those states. He had no coattails and could not have beaten Trump and will leave the WH with no legacy.

Hillary's campaign cost $1.2 Billion and she has nothing to show for it. Imagine what she would have cost tax payers if she had won and how the 'pay for play' schemes of the Clinton Global Initiative would have come to fruition.

1 posted on 12/27/2016 4:48:22 PM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

B.O.’s greatest accomplishments.


2 posted on 12/27/2016 4:51:55 PM PST by Leep (Stronger without her!)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

a net loss of 1,042 state and federal Democratic posts,

Were on a Roll!! I wonder if they are making odds in vegas on this??


3 posted on 12/27/2016 4:52:15 PM PST by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

“Obama declared that his “legacy’s on the ballot.” Less than two months later, Americans voted for Donald Trump.”

SO MUCH FOR THE LEGACY OBAMA...

BHWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA


4 posted on 12/27/2016 4:52:27 PM PST by JPJones (George Washington's Tariffs were Patriotic. Build a Wall and Build a Wall of tariffs.)
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To: Leep

Democrats lost over 1,000 seats under Obama...

They can go to IKEA. They’re cheap.

...I should get kicked off the board for comments like that. :)


5 posted on 12/27/2016 4:53:10 PM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

2016, Dems did good at the federal level.

a net pickup of six positions


6 posted on 12/27/2016 4:53:35 PM PST by RockyTx
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

It’s Russia’s fault.


7 posted on 12/27/2016 4:54:59 PM PST by RC one (The 2nd Amendment is a doomsday provision, one designed for those exceptionally rare circumstances)
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To: JPJones

Obama’s legacy was rejected 100%.

All his plans for America flushed.


8 posted on 12/27/2016 5:03:46 PM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies (alergi)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

He’s done such a great job screwing over Democrats, you’d almost think he was a Republican plant, if he weren’t in fact the ‘Manchurian candidate’.

Obama was not supposed to be in the position he occupies and the damage he’s done is massive. Is it irreversible? Oddly enough, we can only hope and wasn’t that the moniker of his very own campaign? Hope!

America needs hope now like they’ve never needed it before, thanks in large part to the blunders and damage caused by the most inexperienced and ill informed President to ever occupy the post and the free world has been without a leader for 8 years due to Obama’s incompetence. In the meantime, mad men like Putin have stepped in to fill the void he left in his wake.

Trump must re-establish the United States as the leader of freedom and democracy.


9 posted on 12/27/2016 5:13:31 PM PST by jerod (Socialism=Governance by Government - The National Socialist German Workers' Party is a good example.)
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To: eyeamok

[a net loss of 1,042 state and federal Democratic posts,]

Good; excellent. The lying Democrats should feel the heat for lying for the liar Obama all these years.

They worshiped him, they adored him, they made excuses for him at every turn.

Now, enjoy the Obama economy you built with your fraud.

Too harsh? Reality bites, especially the one your guy built.


10 posted on 12/27/2016 5:13:48 PM PST by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: eyeamok
The Democratic Party suffered huge losses at every level... The grand total: a net loss of 1,042 state and federal Democratic posts, including congressional...

I wonder how many thousands of democrats (men and women) are going to be kicked out of their govt. offices on Jan 20th. I take delight in all of these slimy liberals quickly lining up to get food stamps to feed themselves and their little monsters. (perhaps the men can get hired on as garbage collectors and the women liberals working as escorts. roflmao)

11 posted on 12/27/2016 5:14:58 PM PST by Mr Apple ( Let's play.........Hide the Muslim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59J0i3LNoY8)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
Lost 1,042 seats? This doesn't matter to Obama.
Because the Democrat Party is all about him.
All that matters to him is all of those stupid Democrats worshiping him.
12 posted on 12/27/2016 5:15:06 PM PST by StormEye
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

I hope their loss will be permanent.


13 posted on 12/27/2016 5:19:57 PM PST by 353FMG (AMERICA IS ALL THAT TRULY MATTERS)
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Amen. Their loss must last forever.


14 posted on 12/27/2016 5:24:47 PM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies (alergi)
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To: 353FMG

“Obama and Kerry working hard to lose Jewish voters!”


15 posted on 12/27/2016 5:25:25 PM PST by Mr Apple ( Let's play.........Hide the Muslim: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59J0i3LNoY8)
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To: Mr Apple

Bill Clinton working hard to kill off the Cracker voters!


16 posted on 12/27/2016 5:27:26 PM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies (alergi)
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“lost”, right.......

start checking democrats home closets. /s


17 posted on 12/27/2016 5:31:16 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
Hillary's campaign cost $1.2 Billion

Which partly explains the extent of the Democrat losses. She vacuumed up all the money, leaving nothing for the down ballot candidates to run with.

18 posted on 12/27/2016 5:32:23 PM PST by SeeSharp
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To: Leep

19 posted on 12/27/2016 5:34:38 PM PST by COBOL2Java (1 Tim 2:1-3)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

....Obama declared that his “legacy’s on the ballot...

Conveniently forgotten by Obama. Conveniently ignored by the Democrat tail wagging, slobbering, worshipful lackey media.


20 posted on 12/27/2016 5:34:43 PM PST by Sasparilla (I 'm Not Tired Of Winning)
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