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For the first two Obama years, the Democrats controlled the White House and a veto-proof Congress, ramming through unpopular legislation without bipartisan support such as [[Obamacare]]. In the [[2010 midterm elections]], Democrats received a "shellacking" for defying their constituents. In 2009 [[Bluedog Democrat]]s boasted 44 [[centrist]]s but by 2011 it had only 8 members. A [[bi-partisan]] core in the House was destroyed by progressives who now dominated the party. Suburbs and rural areas remained in Republican hands.<ref>[http://www.multistate.com/Site.nsf/Elections2006PostMaps?OpenPage Multistate.com] Post-Election 2006 Maps</ref>  Voters in 2010, 2014, and 2016 rejected Democratic Party candidates at the local, state and national levels in record-setting proportions.

For the first two Obama years, the Democrats controlled the White House and a veto-proof Congress, ramming through unpopular legislation without bipartisan support such as [[Obamacare]]. In the [[2010 midterm elections]], Democrats received a "shellacking" for defying their constituents. In 2009 [[Bluedog Democrat]]s boasted 44 [[centrist]]s but by 2011 it had only 8 members. A [[bi-partisan]] core in the House was destroyed by progressives who now dominated the party. Suburbs and rural areas remained in Republican hands.<ref>[http://www.multistate.com/Site.nsf/Elections2006PostMaps?OpenPage Multistate.com] Post-Election 2006 Maps</ref>  Voters in 2010, 2014, and 2016 rejected Democratic Party candidates at the local, state and national levels in record-setting proportions.

====The beginning of the end (2009–2017)====

====The beginning of the end====

[[File:Maria-and-Che.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A Democrat organizer sports a poster of communist [[mass murder]]er [[Che Guevara]] at Obama campaign headquarters.]]

[[File:Maria-and-Che.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A Democrat organizer sports a poster of communist [[mass murder]]er [[Che Guevara]] at Obama campaign headquarters.]]

The [[2008 presidential election]] campaign featured a duel between [[Barack Obama]]—a black candidate, and [[Hillary Clinton]], a woman contender. Obama won with his oratory skills and a highly efficient fund-raising and strong organization in the caucus states, while Clinton appealed to [[feminist]]s and [[white supremacist]]s.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uWu0nSsg7w Hillary Clinton in Black History], youtube.</ref> The contest between Obama and GOP nominee [[John McCain]] showed Obama being the clear favorite, with the vast majority of polls (with the exception of early September) depicting Obama as the clear favorite.  

The [[2008 presidential election]] campaign featured a duel between [[Barack Obama]]—a black candidate, and [[Hillary Clinton]], a woman contender. Obama won with his oratory skills and a highly efficient fund-raising and strong organization in the caucus states, while Clinton appealed to [[feminist]]s and [[white supremacist]]s.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uWu0nSsg7w Hillary Clinton in Black History], youtube.</ref> The contest between Obama and GOP nominee [[John McCain]] showed Obama being the clear favorite, with the vast majority of polls (with the exception of early September) depicting Obama as the clear favorite.