When did Barack Obama become a Republican?
I’m asking because, according to some folks on the debate stage in Detroit, support for policy positions like the public option, comprehensive immigration reform and trade agreements are now dismissed as “Republican talking points.” The same applies to asking practical questions about how proposals would be passed or paid for. That’s not only a sign of how far left Democrats are moving but also a warning about how liberals risk reinforcing Donald Trump’s re-election playbook.
Of course, all this is absurd. Obama is the Democratic Party’s most popular ex-President in living memory. Despite Republicans’ relentless and often unhinged attacks on him as socialist and worse, it’s now clear that he was a responsible center-left leader. CONT.
John Avlon, CNN