A senior Russian lawmaker Alexey Pushkov said the poor results of the Democrats at Tuesday’s US midterm elections to the Congress are a personal defeat of President Barack Obama.
“I believe this ‘democratic failure’ is a personal defeat of Obama, the result of his very low ratings, a sharp deterioration of his image, as he has evolved from the President of hope to the President of disappointment,” Pushkov, who heads the Foreign Committee in the Russian Parliament's lower house, the State Duma, told TASS.
Although the US President has another two years to serve, he is unlikely to “do something that will sharply change the attitude of the majority of the US population toward him,” the Russian lawmaker said.
Pushkov said during the election campaign the Democrats tried to distance themselves from Obama as any references to him were unpopular and could have led to unfavorable In particular, Pushkov said the US President is accused of being unable to deal with the Islamic State militants and spread of the deadly Ebola virus. “Obama did not suggest any distinct line that would allow the country to feel safe,” he said.
“So I think, on the one hand, this is a deserved defeat, and on the other hand, this is not just a defeat of the Democratic Party, but this is the defeat of the President,” Pushkov said.
I can't find fault with the analysis. Obama is an arrogant SOB who is not inclined to take a loss with good grace.
“I am not on the ballot this fall.… But make no mistake: These policies are on the ballot. Every single one of them.” Barry Obamagube
Looks like your policies were rejected Barry