If Obama did a good job as President, why did Hillary lose?
What if Obama wasn’t such a good president as many seem to assert?Let me point out that when he was elected, Obama was supposed to be the opposite of George W. Bush.Instead, we saw a President that:Increased inequality and in many cases, signed legislation that increased inequality.Had a cabinet selected by Citigroup.Refused to persecute Wall Street executives for the 2008 Crisis.Did not reinstate Glass-Steagall nor pass anything more than Dodd-Frank, which overlooked too many issues.Chose to write a debilitating healthcare system that even today bitterly divides Americans nicknamed Obamacare, instead of trying to copy say, the Canadian healthcare system or at least trying to implement a serious public option.Largely continued the wars of Bush and started new ones, in Libya for example, while “surging” in Afghanistan.Did not address the fundamental problem of Washington, which is political corruption.Had a pro-austerity budget and made no attempts after the first partial stimulus.Waged a war on whistleblowers that was unprecedented.Did not mobilize his base in an attempt to address the very issues that he ran to fix. He could have used his base to try to overcome an obstructionist GOP. There was a ton of goodwill after his election. He chose to throw it away.I don’t think that Obama will be well regarded. IN fact, I suspect that he will be compared to James Buchanan, who was facing a profound crisis and made a bad situation worse.There’s a reason why Bernie Sanders gained so much popularity. It was because Obama had not delivered the Change that we so pushed in 2008. There’s a reason why Clinton’s attempt to say that she was Obama’s third term failed to generate excitement.Combine that with Clinton’s poor campaigning skills and the Democratic National Committee’s unethical sabotage of Bernie Sanders, then you have Trump.
Will Hillary accept the proposal of Obama to be his vice presidential running mate?
I really doubt it, their policies do not mesh really. And I think she would be smart to distance herself from him as much as she can so that if he is the nominee and loses, she will have a good run on her own in 4 years.
Why will Hilary Clinton win the presidency?
Hilary is starting to take the lead and distance herself from the other democratic candidates. I believe she is going to win because she has the three W's. She's white, she's a woman, and she's going to win. How about you?
If Hilary Clinton does win the presidency, should she distance herself from President Obama since it will be her show now?
Of course. Even though they see eye to eye on a number of things (as most sane people do), they have differences in approach and goals. She doesn’t need to distance herself from Obama, as he has set a pretty darn good example on how to govern fairly and effectively - even with an obstructionist, treacherous Congress.As well, she doesn’t need to worry about him overshadowing her for, as Obama himself admitted, she is likely the most qualified person to ever run for the office of president. Despite Trump’s trying to turn that int o a negative during the first debate, that experience is respected by policy makers here and abroad. China and Russia both fear her winning (why else the multiple hacks?)Lastly, being president isn’t a “show”. The election may seem like some lame-ass CW teen drama, but this is a decision that will affect the lives of millions of lives in our country and potentially billions outside it. Its important.
Will the 2016 Democratic presidential candidates try to distance themselves from President Obama?
Right now, Hillary Clinton is the consensus presumptive nominee in polling and amongst Democratic Party insiders. The advantage for her with regard to President Obama is that she doesn't have to differentiate herself from him; she already did in the 2008 Democratic primaries. She can point back to that fairly bitter contest.Prospective candidate Bernie Sanders is sufficiently to the left of Obama. He is so far to the left that, although he caucuses with the Democrats in Congress, he is not actually a member of the Democratic Party. He might officially become one to seek the party nomination and keep Clinton on her toes.Jim Webb, the first to announce his exploratory committee, is differentiating himself by more actively talking about the concerns of rural whites more than most high profile Democrats. My belief is that Clinton has identified Webb as a potentially valuable running mate and is encouraging Webb to raise his national profile so that a VP announcement in mid-Summer 2016 doesn't come from nowhere. (Addendum 12/17/2015: Webb withdrew from the Democratic primary and has been very critical of Clinton. He's unlikely to get the VP slot, although if he stages an independent run he remains my preferred candidate.)Popular populist Elizabeth Warren would probably have the most difficult time differentiating herself from President Obama should she choose to run. That's not due to policy, however. She, like Bernie Sanders, presents herself as sufficiently to the left of President Obama. Her candidate profile, however, sparks some questions. Like Barack Obama in 2008, she is a first term Senator with little (no?) major executive experience and no significant public profile prior to her emergence in 2009 as champion of having a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau included in Dodd-Frank. There are some who are really excited by the prospect of her in the Oval Office, but those are also people who were largely disappointed by President Obama's first six years for an array of reasons. If she runs, she'll have to speak to that issue and distinguish herself in that respect. That's a big part of the reason that I believe she won't run in 2016 – but she'll certainly leverage the speculation and attention.
Why do people want Hillary Clinton to be president when it's just going to be four more years of Obama?
I’ll take four more years of Obama. Heck, I’ll take eight. Comparing where I was economically eight years ago and today, and it’s not even close. And that’s just speaking for myself. The country is far better off for most since 2008. The stock market is at record highs, gas prices are at near-record lows (adjusted for inflation), the unemployment rate is down from 10% to under 5% in the last seven years, inflation is pretty much zero, we don’t have dozens of soldiers dying in Iraq every week, the country has been mostly free from terror attacks (certainly no 9/11 style ones, fingers crossed), Obama’s administration has been notably free of scandal, and the man has handled himself with great dignity. I’m a satisfied customer, and if HRC can continue this, that would be great. Why change horses in mid-stream? I’d vote for Obama again if he could run.And I’m not alone in my thoughts about Obama. His latest approval rating was 54%, near his highest ever. I even know some Republicans who are starting to say they appreciate Obama more, now that they have Trump and HRC to compare him to. Compare Obama’s ratings to the less than 30% for George W. Bush at this point in his second term. The strong approval rating for Obama gives HRC an even better chance of election.
Hy do American voters prefer Sarah Palin fr president over Obama in 2012?
I'd vote for a rock over Obama, but Palin is more interesting and better looking, not to mention, she can put a complete sentence together without a teleprompter for guidance..
Who does President Obama support in the 2016 Presidential Race?
He has not formally endorsed anyone yet and he wont until a nominee if picked. Nonetheless, it is thought that he most likely supports Clinton. She worked in his cabinet for 4 years and is the most likely candidate to continue and expand on his own policies. For many, Clinton represents an extension on Obama's Presidency. Sanders has repeatedly stated he would get rid of Obamacare and start from scratch. I doubt Obama would support this since Obamacare is probably his single biggest accomplishment policy-wise. Sanders has also expressed some anti-Obama views in the pst and suggested someone in the Democratic Party should run against him in 2012. I would think Obama trusts Clinton more than Sanders when it comes to preserving his legacy as President.