Running as a centrist and making a (perceived?) hard shift to the left on inauguration day didn't help, and showing no interest in schmoozing congress critters to make deals sealed his fate with the 'pubs. Curiously, Obama didn't view his time in the senate as anything more than something to check off on his resume instead of an opportunity to be sowing some seeds to reap during his presidency. Even today, he's 100% an ex-president and 0% an ex-senator from Illinois. He could have parlayed his senate experience much more in his presidency, had it occurred to him during his time in the senate it would be a profitable/prudent thing to do.
I'm thinking some intramural democrat issues stemmed from him beating Hillary too. Yeah, Obama avoided getting on the dreaded Clinton Enemies List, but his winning was definitely a "Plan B" scenario for Hillary, and adjusting to the new reality in 2008 couldn't have been easy, and making the best of it had to be grueling ordeal for her.
No matter how logical a Clinton/Obama rapprochement might have been, and no matter how committed the Clinton's said they were to making it work, it's just not in their nature . . .
I'm thinking some intramural democrat issues stemmed from him beating Hillary too. Yeah, Obama avoided getting on the dreaded Clinton Enemies List, but his winning was definitely a "Plan B" scenario for Hillary, and adjusting to the new reality in 2008 couldn't have been easy, and making the best of it had to be grueling ordeal for her.
No matter how logical a Clinton/Obama rapprochement might have been, and no matter how committed the Clinton's said they were to making it work, it's just not in their nature . . .
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
