The Democrats Turn on Obama, by The American Interest.
The rising stars of the Democratic Party have been airing criticisms of President Obama lately, covering them with only the thinnest of veils. …
Obama is truly the great uniter. First he united the Arabs and Israelis in a repudiation of his Middle East policies, now he’s united Republicans and Democrats in a repudiation of his policies at home. Almost everywhere you look, the gap between Obama’s stirring rhetoric and his underwhelming accomplishments is immense.
One of the biggest failures was his inability to make the Democrats competitive in every state. …
President Obama’s signature policy initiatives are withering on the vine. The Iran Deal looks unlikely to survive the next four years. Obamacare will likely be gutted early next year. The President’s international climate change frameworks aren’t supported by the incoming administration or the incoming Congress. His nuclear non-proliferation efforts failed. Dodd-Frank’s regulations may be repealed. His free trade agenda has stalled. His immigration reform efforts have led to a backlash that will make life even harder for the people he tried to help. The list goes on…
He was a global elitist who failed to understand local politics or carry people with him, preferring to change rules and impose change rather than first persuade people it was necessary. He acted in the interest of his class of global elitists, rather than his voters.