Obama’s raging narcissism is costing him friends.
Via The Hill:
Democrats are casting blame on the White House as their sense of foreboding rises with the midterm elections just a week away.
[S]till, the chorus of complaint is growing. Some Democrats assert that the administration’s flubs on healthcare and Ebola have been electorally costly. Others allege a failure to excite the base. Still others say that at times the White House just hasn’t seemed unduly bothered whether or not control of the Senate flips to the GOP.
Christy Setzer, a Democratic strategist, is among those who believe that Obama should have removed himself from much of the fight.
Setzer added that even the relatively mild degree to which Obama has gotten involved has complicated matters for candidates in tight races such as Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.).
“That’s why it’s puzzling — and to the Kay Hagans of the world, infuriating — the number of times President Obama has stepped in it, repeatedly reminding voters that a vote for Hagan is a vote for Obama’s policies,” Setzer said.
One Democratic aide who has been involved in a tight race for much of the cycle agreed. This source said that Obama’s propensity to declare that his policies are on the ballot next Tuesday has amounted to “a major hit against Democrats fighting to stay alive.”