Just recently, Matthews complained that Pres BO does not talk with Dems in Congress and a few other things. (You can read about it)
Frankly, I lost respect for Matthews in '08 when he jumped in the tank for Obama. I don't take him too seriously but it's interesting to read what he said. He may be speaking for a few Dems! He may be saying publicly what a lot of them are complaining about in private.
Besides Matthews, Pres BO may need to take the words of Pat Caddell and Douglas Schoen a bit more seriously.
Unlike Matthews, who makes a fool out of himself carrying Obama's water every night at MSNBC, Caddell & Schoen are first rate Dem pollsters who give it to you straight.
On Monday, Caddell & Schoen called on Pres BO to step aside and let Hillary Clinton run for president in '12. The argument goes like this:
"He should abandon his candidacy for re-election in favor of a clear alternative, one capable not only of saving the Democratic Party, but more important, of governing effectively and in a way that preserves the most important of the president's accomplishments.
He should step aside for the one candidate who would become, by acclamation, the nominee of the Democratic Party: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton."
They base their arguments on the polling data and the Obama reelection strategy. They see Pres BO in trouble with independents (the key bloc) and running a very negative campaign because he can't run on his record.
I understand where Caddell & Schoen are going with this but Hillary Clinton is not the answer.
I think that the Dems would be better off moving in a different direction, such as former Sen Bayh of Indiana or Sen Mangin of West Virginia.
Why these two? They are more moderate and will appeal to a broader base than Hillary Clinton.
How is Hillary Clinton going to run against Pres BO anyway? Hasn't she supported Pres BO's policies?
We've come a long way from that night in Chicago when people cried at the election of Obama....or that summer day when Germans treated BO like a rock star.....or when candidate BO told millions what they wanted to hear.
Yes, we've come a long way! Wonder how many Dems wish that they could go back and redo their votes? My guess is that many or at least enough to have nominated Hillary Clinton.
Check out my interview with Barry Cassellman about all of this and some of the latest happening in the GOP contest:
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