In troubled times of polarized negativity it's smart politics to remind folks about their recent passionate hopes and happy victories. Obama might have inspired his base if he had reminded them of his amazingly hopeful campaign when folks thought they were about to elect the next MLK.

  Contrarily, after eight years of his failed presidency, Democratic Party supporters clearly forgot what Obama wanted to do or else were convinced that eight more years of Obama with Hillary Clinton as president would only be a waste of another eight years.

  Instead of demanding change, most folks were fooled by Obama and most voted for the lesser of two evils in 2016.  We've lost at least 12 years of what should have been the most progressive era since at least the 1960's.
  Enough with the daily juvenile attacks on Trump. Enough of the amateur psychological analysis. Time for the liberal Democratic establishment to outline a plan for progressive change the majority of North Americans can believe in.