Posted on 11/23/2017 8:23:28 PM PST by ForYourChildren
Wednesday on ABC’s “Powerhouse Politics” podcast, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and former Gov. Martin O’Malley (D-MD) said former President Barack Obama’s decision to set up Organizing for America rather than “infusing” his energy into the Democratic Party devastated the party on state and local levels like a “bad forest fire.”
O’Malley said, “To put it kindly, President Obama decided to set up a separate political organization rather than infusing that energy of his candidacy and his amazing and historic victory, rather than infusing that energy into the veins of the Democratic party and making the Democratic party new and more energetic, instead the president and his people decided to set up a separate organization in ‘Organizing for America,’ OFA. I guess the president, perhaps and his people, thought their roles in history was to transform us, allow all of to transcend beyond the need for political parties. ”
He continued, “So when the Republicans and their small group of very wealthy donors, who are not afraid to write big checks, saw what was happening, they immediately filled that vacuum. And in a very methodical way, fielded candidates with a whole lot of money to run for state senate, state legislators, backed candidates for governor. And they were able to wipe us out at the state level and increasingly at the local level. We’ve never gone through a period of time, at least not in modern history were the Democratic party lost so many seats and so many governors offices even as our president was a Democratic. That was a mistake that we made. We have to learn from that mistake. And I believe what is happening now is the party is regenerating itself, almost like after a bad forest...
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Hussein fundamentally transformed the democrat party from big government socialism to anti-American Marxism.
Could he keep going, please? The demo_rat party is not decimated completely yet.
JoMa
Reminds me of this...
“Why are you here?
To get some money.
What kind of money?
Obama money.
Where’s it coming from?
Obama.
Where did Obama get it?
I don’t know, his stash.”
WOW!! Blind Squirrel finds an acorn!
Any Dem who honestly wants to assess the Trump victory last year HAS to admit Obama’s failures played a huge role - the whole “fake news” rallying cry worked so well because it was obviously true. Most Americans could see things were getting worse, but we were constantly bombarded with nonsense that things were getting better.
Yesterday there was a discussion here about how Hillary was hurt by the fact that she couldn’t campaign on a “change” platform because that would be a criticism of the Kenyan Pirate; while some FReepers disagreed with this excuse, I believe it has some validity. She had to toe the party line that the failed Bolshevik Revolution of 2008 was in fact a great success - and appeared more detached than ever from the average working American.
I agree with what you posted. Just one thing, though, about covering up his associations with far our leftists, Communists and Socialists. They didn’t hide them, they elevated them. Too many now poo-poo the effects of Collectivism and promote the agenda for the US.
Seen too many TShirts saying: Democratic Socialist:
Democratic - By Us
Socialist - For Us
Regarding Hillary’s continued book tour: she has sold tickets for tour stops well into December. Far be it for her to issue refunds, as many tickets were in the neighborhood of a couple hundred dollars apiece. One good thing, it will keep her in the public eye during the coming public revelations from the FBI informant.
Keep learning from the wrong mistake. 0 didn't destroy the party but not paying attention to the grassroots.
0bamacare destroyed, and is still destroying the grassroots. My rep was Ike Skelton (d). He never faced a serious reelection challenge. He didn't need party infrastructure to get reelected. 0bamacare passes and Skelton gets upset by a Republican with little name recognition.
Dims, it's your IDEAS that are costing you votes.
Hahaha. You reap what you sow, you losers.
I agree 100%. I’ve been thinking almost the exact same things. You put it very well.
I hope he remains one of the faces of the DemoRat Party -he's nothing but a help to our side.
Leni
The black Karl Marx.
Thanks; Hillary was basically painted into a corner by Obama and the Dem media.
obama was all for obama and setting fires around the world.
Thank God.
Seems O’Malley is planning to run for POTUS.
Clinton and Obama had a deal; she would stand down in the election, let him be the candidate. She gave him all her donor lists and would help him get elected in return he would help her in 2016. He stabbed her in the back and ran with the money, the donors and then he established his own foundation.
Karma.
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