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>to downplay the mandate Obama had in 08, in an obvious attempt
>to pump up his legacy.
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>No Pres has a magic wand, but
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>Obama had a serious mandate for change. He could/should have
>been an almost FDR level of a President that implemented
>changes that could have benefited generations.
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>Instead, he bullsh!tted.
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>He wanted to be seen as pragmatic. In those first few years
>especially, he seemed more worried about proving Fox news
>wrong. When you are busy trying to show people you aren't a
>Muslim socialist dictator, not a lot gets done.
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>Obama and the Dems actually had the mandate that Trump and
>Republicans are now pretending to have.
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>But you know, Dems gonna Dem.
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>Obama ran to the middle, was timid, etc. Also, spent too much
>capital on ACA.
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>He could have came through his first year with public jobs
>bills, infrastructure spending, banking regulations and
>break-ups, tuition assistance, etc etc.
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>Populist stuff that could have pretty much guaranteed the
>mid-terms and an easy path to ACA.
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>But again, Democrats are horrible politicians.

Maybe but after the stimulus packages, it was hard to get more government spending (public jobs bills, infrastructure, tuition assistance)

i think they got what they could with Dodd-Frank (banking reg/break ups)

the majority in congress was narrow with a lot of conservative democrats, that were not that supportive or dependable.

ACA was a big deal, the public should've supported him more after that and He should've communicated better to his base,but it is what it is.