Inside the Mammoth Backlash to Common Core - Mother Jones

[Chakab]

1. Obamacare, Cap and Trade, START treaty, Common Core etc...

These were all either Republican policy initiatives or policies that had wide bi-partisan support before the Obama Administration attempted to adopt (or co-opt) them.

I'm sorry, I know that a lot of people on DU don't like it when these words are used, but the backlash in the Republican base on these issues boils down to racism or stupidity or both. These people either didn't know or didn't care about these policies when they were supported by Republicans, but as soon as you put Obama's name in the mix, all hell breaks loose.


What's even more infuriating is the fact that Obama and the establishment Democrats have been "keeping the powder dry" for years and years in a futile attempt to appease these people rather than addressing the needs of their own base.