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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsObama Schools WIMPY DEMS On How To Campaign On Immigration Reform
They chose poorly, as the President demonstrates for them here.
President Obama returned to the same high school that he spoke at in January, 2013 about immigration reform, and boy was he on fire, as was the crowd. As Rachel says, he is showing Democrats how they could have framed the message in the midterms to their advantage instead of running away from it. Republicans are in the same box today as they were before the election. With or without an executive order, they could have campaigned to pressure the House to pass the damn bill.
Instead they did stupid things like make ads reassuring voters they weren't in support of "amnesty," let the right wing define them and the issues, and ran tepid campaigns. Friday, the President made fools of them with a sweep of the pen and one speech. One of the funnier moments was when he told the raucous audience he told John Boehner he "would wash his car, walk his dog" if "only he would call the bill, because that's what a democracy is about."
I can only imagine what might have happened if Democrats hadn't turned into wet noodles and decided they should run away from immigration reform to satisfy Republicans' racist base.
Take a lesson for 2016, Dems. Don't sideline the President and don't pander to bigots.
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Obama Schools WIMPY DEMS On How To Campaign On Immigration Reform (Original Post)
Segami
Nov 2014
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(319,134 posts)1. Thanks Segami~
Rex
(65,616 posts)2. But but but...I heard it right here on the DU, we have to move to the right
to get more conservatives to vote for us! Any other idea was shot down as crazy left wing talk.
So, gosh who to believe...an anonymous forum name that came out of nowhere or the POTUS...hmmm...
Really tough call.

thats some serious pondering.....
davidn3600
(6,342 posts)4. Easy to say if you aren't running in a conservative district