It was President Obama’s slow walk (at best) on progressive issues that was a contributing factor to the Democrats’ losses in 2010, 2014 and 2016 (although we now must begin to wrap our minds around the possibility that Hillary actually won.)
Rather than go away quietly, Obama’s people are now trying to sandbag the Party going forward by sabotaging Keith Ellison’s bid for DNC chair.
Read Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman in the NYT.
The fossilized but allegedly “New” Democrats performed a gut renovation on the Party with calamitous results for the Party and the country.
Won’t they please toddle off?