Barack Obama built a powerful campaign organization and got himself to the White House. Now, as head of the Democratic Party, he's expected to get other Democrats into office, too. But, judging by his one-year track record, he's not getting it done. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins - via Google News (Obama Administration)
No new insight here into Obama's inability to help Democratic candidates. Simply to claim he could do more, since the party has lost some recent elections, amounts to a cheap shot. The economy and the weakness of the individual candidates were the primary reasons for their defeat. I'd lay much more blame at the feet of the obstructionist blue dog Senators. Had healthcare passed before the August recess, those weak candidates would have had a fighting chance. To expect that Obama could simply spread around some charisma to offset to facts on the ground is too simplistic.
