Liberals, please answer me this question

[OmahaBlueDog]

59. I'll take a different stab at this

Progressives took to the streets heavily from 2005-2008. This led to the election of Barack Obama, and the change in congressional power in 2006. Then:

- Simultaneous with the election of Obama, there was the Prop H8 fiasco. Barack Obama was subsequently slow to act in favor of marriage equality or even to repeal DADT. Many who supported these causes had worked hard over the years to get Dems elected in 2006 and 2008. They had a bad taste in thir mouths at that point.

- In 2008 and 2009, there appreared to be little momentum towared ending the wars. Gitmo didn't get closed. Many who supported these causes had worked hard over the years to get Dems elected in 2006 and 2008. They had a bad taste in thir mouths at that point.

- Starting with Arlen Specter switching sides, the Health Care Reform debate and passage had aspects that seemed like politics-as-usual, and were perceived as unseemly. Many who supported single payer had worked hard over the years to get Dems elected in 2006 and 2008. They had a bad taste in thir mouths at that point.

- Ths stimulus did not have an instant curative effect. People like to blame the party in power for the bad economy.

- Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Conservatives, who'd had the tar beaten out of them in '06 and '08 finally had Barack Obama to demonize.

In short, in 2009, they were motivated, and we weren't. That changed after the 2010 elections, and the clown-car that has been the GOP primaries.