I left this as a comment in someone else’s diary . . . reposting because I need EVERYONE to read:
“Okay folks . . . based on the way many of you all “supported” President Obama, I am not that open to all these theories about what might have been. The sad truth is that many “progressives” are just the same as evangelicals — closed minded and willing to die (and let all of us die) for what they believe in. Compromise is evil. Everyone is stupid. And we lose elections and repeat the cycle.
Extremism killed the Democratic Party. Period.
Trump winning is a function of Democratic hubris and progressive preciousness.
And now — we suffer. . . and pretend a socialist would have had an easy time being elected President because “economy” . . . this just in . . . President Obama was GREAT for the economy . . . but he could not stop being BLACK! Deal with it!”
The economy got better on every measure . . . and they hated the President anyway.
‘Splain that folks. You cannot.
Edited to add: When I searched Google Images for a picture dealing with President Obama and the economy . . . what popped up was a bunch of stuff about how horrible the economy was under Obama . . . more fake and misleading “news” . . . and it is everywhere. Epic. Fail.
Again.