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The end of an awful era

Election Day's biggest losers #1 - Barack Obama, the progressive movement

By Robert Laurie ——--November 11, 2016

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There is simply no way to overstate the destruction that Election Day has wrought upon the legacy of Barack Obama. Every single one of his ideals, everything he worked to achieve - ObamaCare, unilateral immigration actions, weird bathroom rooms, bad deals with Iran, overreaching gun control, etc. - were dealt a catastrophic blow on Tuesday night.
Hillary was to be the guarantor of the last 8 years. What he did, she would expand and protect. Where he stumbled, she would pick up the banner and carry on. The entire success or failure of the previous administration came down to Mrs. Clinton being Obama's successor. ...And she blew it. Barack Obama's legacy is now the presidency of Donald Trump. Don't believe me? Here's what Barack Obama said at the Congressional Black Caucus dinner in September:
"If you care about our legacy, realize that everything we stand for is at stake. All the progress we've made is at stake in this election. My name may not be on the ballot, but our progress is on the ballot. Tolerance is on the ballot, Democracy is on the ballot, justice is on the ballot, good schools are on the ballot, ending mass incarceration is on the ballot right now.
And there is one candidate who will advance those things. And there is another candidate who's defining principle - the central theme of his candidacy - is opposition to all that we've done. ...I will consider a personal insult an insult to my legacy if this community lets down its guard and fails to activate in this election."
The truth of the matter is, no matter how much Obama wants to make this "all about him" there's a much bigger loser here. His goals - virtually all of the broader progressive agenda - relied upon Hillary Clinton appointing Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's replacement. The odds are the next President will end up appointing two, and possibly more, Justices. That was the real prize, and they all knew it.

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So, while this is absolutely damaging to the legacy of the soon-to-be-former President, it's also a massive blow to the progressive agenda that could last generations. If Trump appoints the types of Justices he's promised, we stand not only to undo the damage of the last 8 years, but to shore up the very concept of the United States as a constitutionally limited republic. In case you missed it, here's the rest of my "Top 5" countdown: #5 The NeverTrump movement. #4 The Old Media, which lacked the wisdom of Scott Baio #3 Hollywood. #2 Soros and the Clinton Machine #1 - Barack Obama, the progressive movement
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