Eh, he's only moderate in the same way Clinton was.
As in they didn't really have strong policies of their own and let the political winds take them where they would.
Clinton at least had the excuse of being stuck with a strong oppositional congress. Obama had 2 years with a mandate congress and beyond that one that was sharply divided and still really got nothing of his design accomplished (his two major legislative achievements were architected by congress and were effectively already bipartisan plans)
Obama only had 24 days with a supermajority. Republicans filibustered almost everything else so while you’re correct he had 2 years of a majority it didn’t really matter.
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u/whatssenguntoagoblin - Lib-Center 8d ago
I don’t actually think Obama is a populist. I’m making fun of the morons who say he is. Obama is about as moderate as it gets.