The Obama Legacy

Long-time Democratic pollster and analyst Stu Rothenberg writes for Roll Call an appraisal of the condition in which President Obama will leave the Democratic Party. Let me share with you his opening sentence, and his concluding thought:

Barack Obama was elected on a swell of energy and enthusiasm, but he might leave the Democratic Party worse off than when he took office.

Obama still has two more years to boost Democrats’ standing. But if the last two years are any guide, congressional Democrats shouldn’t count on much help from the leader of their party.

The Dem's 2016 presidential candidate will have to surmount the Obama legacy and the voters' disinclination to leave one party in the White House more than eight consecutive years.