2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Question: Who was the last Democratic President Bernie supporters were happy with? [View all]Armstead
(47,803 posts)Obama I personally am about 65 percent "happy" with. I agree with him often, I trust his integrity, I admire his smarts, and he's a lot of fun. And I love to see his jibes at the GOP....I'm not happy that has aligned himself too closely with the Corporate Dems rather than pushing harder with his Inner Liberal. I don't like his trade policies, I think Obamacare was misguided, and a few oter things....But overall I'd happily vote for a third term.
Clinton. I dislike him intensly. I think he's a turncoat and an opportunistic grifter.I used to kinda like, him, but in the 90's he pissed me off in the same way he pissed Bernie and otehr progressives off..... He deliberately turned the Democratic Party down a Very Bad Road.....He got away with it because like all good grifters, he distracted our attention with his "aw shucks" charm, and he fed the economy some cocaine that was fun while it lasted. But meanwhile he was allowing Wall Srt and Big Bidness to pick our pockets and buy up the government while laying the groundwork for their $195 million family fortune, as his payback.
Hillary will be much the same, without the charm.
Carter I admire a lot now. He has a lot of character and integrity But he had the bad fortune to preside at a very bad time, and wasn't up to the challenge. Since then, however, the contrast between him and Clinton is jarring. He has spent his time on truly huminatarian work. Unlike the Clintons,. he didn't chase the Big Cash.