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Dems Blame Losses on Obama [View all]
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said the president’s energy policies “absolutely” hurt Democratic chances among voters in coal country, and that voters in his state had the “perception of the government attacking them, which basically is what's happening.”
“It doesn't make sense that we have to fight so hard against our own government and our own administration and our president to try to find a balance,” Manchin told MSNBC.
According to exit polls, two-thirds of voters believe the country is on the wrong track, and half disapprove of the president’s job performance.
As the dust settled Tuesday night, top Democratic aides and strategists vented frustration with an administration they say could have done more to help the party out.
“It was President Obama dragging candidates down across the country,” one Senate Democratic aide said. “It was a tough map to start with and his numbers were especially bad in these states, making it that much harder to overcome.”
They lamented that the president repeatedly nationalized the election, even though he knew that he was unpopular in many 2014 battleground states.
“It doesn't make sense that we have to fight so hard against our own government and our own administration and our president to try to find a balance,” Manchin told MSNBC.
According to exit polls, two-thirds of voters believe the country is on the wrong track, and half disapprove of the president’s job performance.
As the dust settled Tuesday night, top Democratic aides and strategists vented frustration with an administration they say could have done more to help the party out.
“It was President Obama dragging candidates down across the country,” one Senate Democratic aide said. “It was a tough map to start with and his numbers were especially bad in these states, making it that much harder to overcome.”
They lamented that the president repeatedly nationalized the election, even though he knew that he was unpopular in many 2014 battleground states.
Cowards. All of them. They got what they deserved. And I have many issues with our President.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/222956-dems-blame-losses-on-obama
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