I remember arguing with people in 2008 who insisted he was the most liberal candidate, which he wasn’t. Ronald Reagan was one of his idols, FFS.
People saw a charming black man and then put all their hopes and aspirations onto him without actually realizing what he was about. In a sense he was very Trump like in that regard. He was a walking horoscope for his supporters. He didn’t have to say anything concrete, the followers would dutifully fill in the blanks.
Hell, I still like Obama. He’s a pretty decent guy, but he was not going to disabuse people of their inaccurate notions of him.
Remember when we were naive enough to think he’d reverse all those George Dubbya policies?
I remember arguing with people in 2008 who insisted he was the most liberal candidate, which he wasn’t. Ronald Reagan was one of his idols, FFS.
People saw a charming black man and then put all their hopes and aspirations onto him without actually realizing what he was about. In a sense he was very Trump like in that regard. He was a walking horoscope for his supporters. He didn’t have to say anything concrete, the followers would dutifully fill in the blanks.
Hell, I still like Obama. He’s a pretty decent guy, but he was not going to disabuse people of their inaccurate notions of him.