As a leader Obama he been good for, uh, himself.
Republicans control the Senate (54-44) and the House of Representatives (247-188). There are currently 31 Republican governors compared with 18 for Democrats. Republicans control 68 of 98 partisan state legislative chambers and the most state legislative seats since the 1920s. Nearly half of Americans now live in states under total Republican control.
One can argue that today, the Republican Party is the governing party in America – and that has occurred on Barack Obama’s watch and largely because of his failed presidency.
Consider: When Mr. Obama took office, Democrats held a filibuster-proof 60 seats, the largest margin for either party since 1978. In the House, Democrats held 257 seats to the GOP’s 178. Twenty-nine of out of the nation’s 50 governorships were in Democratic hands. During the Obama presidency, then, Democrats have lost 11 governorships, 13 U.S. Senate seats, 69 House seats, 913 state legislative seats and 30 state legislative chambers.
The Obama presidency has been good for Barack Obama, but it’s been a disaster for his party and America.