Does Bernie Think Obama Let Progessives Down?

[firebrand80]

As a strong Obama supporter, I would like to know where he stands on the President's record.

Read the quote at the top:

[daleanime]

1. Do you think Democrats....

haven't?

[Cali_Democrat]

3. Obama has a 92% approval rating from liberal dems

But don't let facts get in the way of your narrative.

[Ferd Berfel]

8. Just curious where that number came from

[Cali_Democrat]

20. Here:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/124922/Presidential-Approval-Center.aspx

[1StrongBlackMan]

27. Oops. Damn you! eom.

[Ferd Berfel]

45. Oh, Gallup That explains it.

[daleanime]

12. Like the fact that I said....

Democrats. Although thanks for the advise about sticking to your narrative, it always pays to listen to the experts.

[Cali_Democrat]

21. His approval rating among Dems is 85%

Among liberal dems it's 92%:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/124922/Presidential-Approval-Center.aspx

[daleanime]

24. Wow, you do stick to your narrative....

have to tip my hat to some one who follows their own advise, but again my question was.....


Do you think Democrats haven't?


If you see the word 'Obama' any where in that sentence, I suggest getting some help. We worry about you.

[Scootaloo]

13. Yup. And people can support a politician while also thinking that politician can do much better

But don't let facts get in the way of your narrative.

[mattclearing]

46. I approve of the president but that doesn't mean I'm not disappointed.

There are plenty of things I wish he'd done differently, like picking fewer corporate appointees, instructing the SEC and Justice Department to more aggressively pursue charges relating to financial crisis, campaigning for progressive congressional Dems and linking their races to his administration's success, making less use of drones, etc., but yeah, if you ask me if I approve of the job he's doing as president, of course I do. He's not John McCain or Mitt Romney, and he's the smartest guy in almost any room and the most hard-working as well.

[firebrand80]

5. No, I don't nt

[FreakinDJ]

2. Bernie hasn't said a word against Obama

Wish I could say the same for the Trickle Down Recovery

[firebrand80]

4. At least not since he's been running for President nt

[1StrongBlackMan]

28. Yeah, he has ... on several occasions. eom

[Jbradshaw120]

17. Where did that come from?

Hi I find that very illustrative do you have a source for it?

[Punkingal]

6. Bernie speaks highly of the President.

[firebrand80]

7. Now that he wants the Democratic nomination nt

[OnyxCollie]

9. As a progressive, I don't approve of indefinite detention/assassination of US citizens w/o a trial.

Any "progressive" that does approve is not a progressive.

[farleftlib]

36. That was a huge disappointment

actually an outrage.

[NurseJackie]

10. Note the ". . ."

I wonder what the full quote was.

Clever writers can turn this: "Bill Press makes the case that nobody would believe. It's poorly written and I cannot in good conscience recommend that anyone read this book."

Into this: "Bill Press makes the case . . . read this book."

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Note to Jury: This is all in good fun! Mine was just a fictitious example for illustrative purposes only. Of course I don't know what the full original quote was. But that's rather the point, isn't it? Clever editing and pull-quotes out of context can change the meaning of things entirely.

[Ferd Berfel]

11. Can we survive any more?

[KoKo]

26. Quite a List...

[1StrongBlackMan]

34. LOL ...

Regarding President Obama: #1-The jury is still out. No one knows, or will know, the effect of this trade deal for years to come; #2-was a political ploy, even republicans know/knew this; #3-didn't happen; #4-Prosecute who for what?; #5-straight up lie ... heard of Frank-Dodd; #6-Nostrodomus territory.

[arely staircase]

41. Bernie should mail that to every likely primary voter in the South

It should really help hos campaign.

[FlatBaroque]

14. I urge you to devote a lot of resources in this line of attack

it's a real winner

[arely staircase]

43. No shit.

All over VA, FL, Texas.

All the likely Dem. Primary voters.

[TDale313]

15. I realize this is an attempt to swipe at Bernie,

And I won't answer for him, but I will answer for myself.

Yeah, there were areas where I was frustrated with Obama. Particularly early on. I don't know that I really felt let down- I think he was always fairly clear he was a moderate. But there were and are areas where I felt he was too eager to meet the Republicans on their terms. (Not pushing harder for a public option, for example. Being willing to put "entitlement reform" on the table as part of a grand bargain, which yes, never happened but would have been incredibly bad news IMO) Support for the TPP has frustrated me to no end.

There have been times where I can admit my frustration and skepticism were wrong. I thought waiting for congress to act on DADT meant we'd be waiting a long long time to see it repealled. I was proven wrong- he was absolutely right on that.

I do like what I'm seeing now from "no more fucks to give" Obama. He seems to have decided with a congress that's clearly not gonna work with him and not a huge amount of time left, there are things he can and will do with or without them.

There's a ton I admire about Obama. He's not as far left as I am, and I accepted that a long time ago. And guess what? I know if Bernie got elected, there would be areas where I'd disagree with him too, and he'd face most of the same obstacles Obama has. I agree with Bernie on many issues, and I think he'd make a progressive case and fight hard. I don't think he has a magic wand, but I feel we've in too many cases been unwilling to try, and that cedes too much ground to the righties.

I think he's the right person for this moment I think he's our best shot in November and in the next four years. I don't hate Hillary, but I don't like her chances against Trump, and I don't think we can really afford a President who seems to be ok with the status quo. The system is not working for the vast majority of Americans.

[Ron Green]

16. Running as a Democrat in a Republican district, I got the feeling that Obama let progressives down.

I had to defend him from both the left and the right, spending precious time that I needed in my own campaign.

I knocked on 6,000 doors in 2012, and was always dismayed by how much energy was required by the guy at the top of my ticket. And when I asked his campaign for a little help in my district?

[DefenseLawyer]

18. I think if the President was being honest

He would say he let progressives down, particularly in the "grand bargain" phase of his first term.

[Live and Learn]

19. After the horrid things Hillary has said about Obama, you question Bernie

who simply wants to do even better than Obama?

[winter is coming]

22. I'm interested in what Sanders will do with his Presidency,

not his opinion of someone else's.

[Voice for Peace]

23. According to my millennial daughter

Bernie Sanders IS Obama's legacy.

[PowerToThePeople]

25. Obama let me down.

[whatchamacallit]

29. Yay more Cavuto Question Mark!

http://on.cc.com/1P7AlgR

[Juicy_Bellows]

30. If your sails were still 100% full after the appointment of Geithner I'd argue sycophantic behavior.

[restorefreedom]

31. here is the full quote

it doesn't slam the president at all, it just emphasizes that the fight for progressive action never ends.

here:


"Bill Press makes the case why, long after taking the oath of office, the next president of the United States must keep rallying the people who elected him or her on behalf of progressive causes. That is the only way real change will happen. Read this book." (Senator Bernie Sanders)

[TIME TO PANIC]

32. He let me down, but I'm glad we chose him over Hillary.

[JRLeft]

33. The only issues I have with Obama are the public option, leaving troops in the

Middle East, TPP, and attempting a grand bargain.

[PowerToThePeople]

35. Gitmo, Chelsea Manning, No banker prosecutions, ...

NSA warrant-less surveillance, Drone assassinations...

It is a long list.

[Odin2005]

37. Obama BETRAYED progressives.

He ran as a progressive and governed as a 3rd Way corporatist.

[arely staircase]

38. Bernie should say that all over the Southern primary states

Shit yeah. Start trashing Obama in NC and keep it up through super Tuesday.

[Nanjeanne]

39. You'd have to ask Bernie

[arely staircase]

40. Democratic primary voters in Texas would not be happy.

Trashing Obama would sink Sanders in the South, and thus nationally.

[libdem4life]

42. At best it's rhetorical...at worst it's quizzing the Crystal Ball.

[RiverLover]

44. He cut over $8 billion in food stamps & drones have killed 1000s of innocent civilians

He ok'd radioactive, benzene-filled frack waste to be barged on the Ohio River. He's allowed wall street to write their own laws by signing them into law. He ok'd Shell to explore oil drilling in the waters off Alaska, paid for by US. He's designed a massive trade bill which will further erode manufacturing in America...

*He's better than a rethug though*

(We could sure use a Democrat though.)

[DemocratSinceBirth]

47. As a fair and impartial observer...

As a fair and impartial observer all I will say is I expect for this to become a big issue in the Democratic primary.