Barack Obama Promised a New Kind of Politics, But Played the Same Old Game
2nd September 2012
How did a candidate who drew two million individuals to his inauguration and retained a 13 million-member email list lose that magic?
According to campaign officials, White House aides, members of Congress, top party strategists, labor leaders and progressive advocates, the main reason is that Obama has come to resemble the creature of Washington he campaigned against.
My, what a surprise! Aren’t you surprised? I’m sure surprised.