Reply #30: Why wouldn't the left wing turn on Obama the day after the election? [View All]

He's a center-right president, and his agenda is anti-left. He distanced himself from the left very early on.

During the campaign, it was "support him now, and hold his feet to the fire after he's elected."

Now it's "the left turned on him." Doing exactly what campaigners who wanted to secure the left's vote for a center-right candidate suggested.

Of course, opposing Obama's center, center-right, and sometimes just plain right agenda is not "turning on the Democratic Party." Obama is not the Democratic Party.

If the Democratic Party continues to shift right, that may very well happen. At this point in time, the current Democratic administration and majorities owe as much to the votes of the left wing of the party as they do to the right.

I'm sure all those "centrist" members of the party will be happy to help with the purge, and happier to blame the left for future losses, as well.

Oh, right. You'll make up the difference by inviting in moderate republicans, since the party will then fit them better than the "left."