Ellison tells DNC members that DNC chair rival is trying to skew race

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52. Too true.

The major complaint that I had with Prez O's first term in office was that he allowed himself to be guided too much by Rahm.

Had Prez O stood up to Rahm and named Dean to HHS - as Dean really wanted that post - I believe that we would have seen a health care bill successfully passed that would have been stronger than the ACA and more palatable to all. In that case, GOPers would not have been able to use repealing "Obamacare" as a rallying cry against Dems in the 2010 elections - and thereafter.

Had Prez O stood up to Rahm, we might have had some DOJ prosecutions of bankers and financiers involved in the 2008 financial debacle. That would have been VERY popular. Instead, that rage continues to simmer.

Had Prez O stood up to Rahm, the infrastructure bill might have had a more sweeping reach, as Krugman and others argued, thus putting more money into the pockets of those who desperately needed it and not turning them off entirely to Dems.

Etc., etc., etc.

Of course, we'll never know now. Prez O did a mighty job during his terms in office, especially against a wall of relentless GOPer obstructionism. But without Rahm, I believe that he would have done much better during his first term, especially while he still had majorities of Dems in Congress.