Wasn't Jimmy Carter hated by the left at one point too?

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

43. As much as I loved Teddy and miss him dearly, I do

think the Democratic Party suffered from the division. President Carter had his problems on economic issues and even some social issues. However, if people would just use their brains and not act on their emotions we could have possibly avoided the era of Ronald Reagan. Things haven't been the same for this country since. Race relations have gotten far worse because Republicans ran on exploiting the racist tendencies of many whites, particularly in the south and Midwest. Republicans excelled at instilling fear among the masses and with the brilliant use of words and imagery. The propaganda persists to this day; the hatred of government, the disdain for people who are different; the constant efforts to divide people...that's what the Republican Party stands for. That's what they do.

Yes, Carter had problems, but consider how horrible Reagan economics has been for this country...for decades.

I see the same with Obama. Yes, he won a second term, but this man has been denegrated so much to the extent that I fear that Republicans will continue to gain power throughout the entire system. They already have complete control of 30 of 50 state legislatures and governorships, many lower courts, the Supreme Court, the House (and probably the Senate), and perhaps the presidency as well if we Democrats don't wake up.

Our focus should be on electing as many progressive Democrats to lower level offices and getting as many into the halls of Congress as we can. We probably won't overtake the House, but we can work to reduce Republican numbers. We cannot, however, afford to lose the Senate. And we damn sure cannot afford to those the executive in 2016.

I have my problems with Obama and the Democrats in general. But this country is regressing. It's regressing on civil rights, on reproductive rights, on union rights, on a host of other advancements we've made during the course of 60 plus years. We can't go back any further simply because we're angry at Obama. We must forge ahead!!