Former San Fran mayor: The “cult of personality” led to Obama’s 2012 victory
In a segment on MSNBC’s Hardball about the dynamics that lead to a victory for President Barack Obama in the 2012 elections, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown said that he found the Democratic Party’s fortune in the last cycle not necessarily indicative of future success. Brown said that Democrats did not win races at the state-level in the numbers they should have and, in combination with Mitt Romney’s weak candidacy, the “cult of the personality” around Obama was more responsible for his victory than the Democratic Party’s appeal. …
“I believe that it would have been a more telling benefit for the party if it had been Nancy Pelosi reemerging as the Speaker of the House, and if Democratic governors had won in the numbers that they needed to win in, as well as legislative bodies being dominated by Democrats,” Brown replied.
“I think, the cult of the personality had a lot more to do with the end results this time around, in addition thereto, the defective candidacy of the Republican nominee,” Brown added.
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The man speaks the truth
thebrokenrattle on January 19, 2013 at 7:47 PM
Racist!
Flange on January 19, 2013 at 7:52 PM
Romney got 48% , the GOP increased their lead in the Governorships, and the GOP gained strength in many states including taking the Senate in the state of Washington. I am not ready to call it quits like some.
CW on January 19, 2013 at 7:52 PM
Watch how many Dems try to distance themselves from Obama in 2014.
Wethal on January 19, 2013 at 7:58 PM
Neon lights… Nobel Prize…
When the mirror speaks, the reflection lies…
hungrymongo on January 19, 2013 at 8:08 PM
Willie Brown does speak some sense every now and again. He’s also called out the public unions a couple of times in his newspaper column.
gyc on January 19, 2013 at 8:11 PM
From Wikipedia:
I’d say that’s it. But of course, some of us figured this out 5 years ago.
Transpo on January 19, 2013 at 8:11 PM
Raaaaaacist!
Dingbat63 on January 19, 2013 at 8:12 PM
Just 2012 though right? I mean Obama’s 2008 victory was clearly a product of the electorate dispassionately rewarding him for his impressive record of accomplishment.
Kataklysmic on January 19, 2013 at 8:14 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S30uz9RP894
It’s also a good 80′s song, and CM Punk’s WWE intro.
lorien1973 on January 19, 2013 at 8:16 PM
It’s more like the cult of “gimme gimme gimme”.
Rebar on January 19, 2013 at 8:55 PM
It depends on if the Democrats can motivate their vote herders as well as they did last year. Nothing else really matters until Republicans go into the cities and do the same.
Count to 10 on January 19, 2013 at 9:21 PM
It was actually pretty evident 8 years ago, I just didn’t know anything else about the guy until 5 years ago.
Count to 10 on January 19, 2013 at 9:23 PM
He could have added that Michigan went right-to-work just weeks after the election. Reality is waiting in the wings to knock Democrats down in ways that they don’t even comprehend. Ignorance is not bliss.
86 on January 19, 2013 at 9:36 PM
In other news, water is wet, every day ends in a y, and gullible is not in the dictionary.
nobar on January 19, 2013 at 10:39 PM