The GOP freak out over Obama's EO has been pretty damn entertaining.

[BlueMTexpat]

6. IMO, the white voter "backlash" was always

going to happen. Those who voted in this election were predominantly white, older and racist. How could the outcome have been much worse than it was?

Not doing this before the midterms did absolutely nothing to inspire the base. And having Dem candidates run away from everything that Obama has accomplished in spite of unprecedented obstruction and nastiness did nothing to inspire confidence in them or how they would support the President's policies if they won/were returned to office.

Let it be clear. I voted and I voted Dem. I always do because I know what the consequences of not voting are. But there are too many Dems who still don't vote - even after everything that has happened especially since 2000 (I literally wonder where their minds are) - or who couldn't because of effective GOP voter suppression.

IMO, one simple thing that Dems could and should do - if they are not already doing so - is to ensure that every potential Dem voter is registered and that every registered Dem voter has whatever form of ID is required for them to vote even if it means going door to door with a camera, forms, stamps and money. While laws intended specifically to disenfranchise (as these indeed are) still need to be struck down, we can still do a lot in the meantime to lessen their impact.