When Obama was President, his focus was on himself, not his party, and certainly not the country. He could have run for reelection with Hillary as the VP candidate, enhancing her chances (and the Democrat Party's chances) at occupying the White House after the 2016 election. He did not do that. By keeping 'Stoopid Joe' Biden as VP, he promoted his own legacy, at his party's expense.
The previous Democrat president provides an even more obvious example of that "ME FIRST!!!" attitude that dominates Democrat politics. When the public (belatedly) became aware of B.J. Clinton's inability to keep his pants zipped in the Oval Office, Billy Jeff could have, and should have, resigned. If he had stepped down shortly after the midpoint of his second term, it would have almost guaranteed nearly 10 years in the White House for Al Gore (and the Democrat Party). But B.J. was more concerned with his own legacy ("ME FIRST!!!" once again).
You want to shut down any Democrat who's whining about the 2000 election? Just point out that Clinton could have guaranteed 10 years of President Al Gore, simply by doing the right thing, and resigning...
41’ should have dumped Quayle and thereby admit the mistake. Reagan should have dumped 41 and picked loser Kemp. Something tells me Rumsfield would have fit in very well somehow.
I think BHO was cleared for a run to the presidency mistakenly. And that those who endorsed him as a plausible candidate a fully vetted candidate we’re too ashamed of their error to ever admit it and so it was allowed to continue.