Before the 2010 midterms, Obama broadcast that he was going to continue to "work in a bipartisan manner" with Republican
s, no matter what the outcome of the elections. Whether Democrats gained seats or lost control of the Congress. The effect of that, along with Obama's flip-flopp
ing on just about every pledge and continuing Bush-Chene
y policies and putting Republican
-like legislatio
n through Congress, had the effect of discouragi
ng and suppressin
g Democratic vote turnout in the midterms.
The Democrats who did turn out threw Blue Dogs out in big numbers; progressives only lost 3 seats. Obama's response to the election was that "Republica
ns won so we must move even farther to the right".
Keep in mind that Obama and the DLC worked their butts off to
PREVENT more progressiv
es/liberal
s from getting elected. Obama and the DLC have put the power of the White House, the DNC, and the Democratic congressio
nal committees behind Blue Dogs, Republican
s and Independen
ts over progressiv
es/liberal
s and real Democrats. Some, but not all, examples:
Blue Dog Blanche Lincoln over progressiv
e Democrat Lt. Governor Bill Halter.
Republican
-turned-In
dependent Arlen Specter over progressiv
e Democrat Joe Sestak.
Republican
-turned-In
dependent Lincoln Chaffee over Democrat Frank Caprio (which, in turn, is an effective endorsemen
t of the Republican John Loughlin over Democrat David Cicilline for the congressio
nal seat Democrat Patrick Kennedy is retiring from, and all of the other seats up for grab in Rhode Island).
Republican
-turned-In
dependent Charlie Crist over liberal Democrat Kendrick Meek.
Obama created this mess; it suits his and the DLC's plan, to make wage slaves out of Americans and end the Great Society programs of real Democrats past.
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