Hillary should forget about reviving the DLC playbook- the RW will *never* accept her

[karynnj]

25. I would argue Obama did far better under tougher times

The GOP contained far more moderates in the 1990s than it did under Obama -- Specter even switched parties later. The tea party led House would have shocked the 1992 world.

Yet Obama DID pass ACA, a very needed stimulus package, and repealed Clinton's DOMA and DADT. The latter two may reflect a change in society, but Obama firmly stood behind the changes. (Remember that in 2004, Clinton pushed Kerry to back all the gay bashing referendums - which he refused to consider - that was just about 5 or so years earlier.)

It did not take Obama 4 years "to figure" anything out. Remember that he had to struggle to get 3 Republican Senators NOT to filibuster the stimulus package (he needed 2, but they insisted on three to preserve the argument that their vote did not make the difference. Obama did not yet have 60 - Specter was a Republican and Franken was not seated.). Remember that he got zero Republicans for ACA - in spite of a few who had actually been co sponsors to past bills.

You forget that he had 60 Senators for only about 4 months -- and that meant in all other times they needed to court a few Republicans and had to keep every conservative Democrat. (Consider the power to define legislation that gave the conservative Democrats and more moderate Republicans.)