“Cult of Personality” led to Obama’s 2012 victory says former SF mayor Willie Brown

“Cult of Personality” led to Obama’s 2012 victory says former SF mayor Willie Brown. “Brown said that Democrats did not win races at the state-level in the numbers they should have and, in combination with Mitt Romney’s weak candidacy, the ‘cult of the personality’ around Obama was more responsible for his victory than the Democratic Party’s appeal.” Or maybe it was the appeal of free stuff? Either way, both will be off the table in 2016.

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  • I hate to say this but Willie was right about the cult part, however it's not a cult of personality, it's a cult of utter stupidity.

  • I fully expect our Dear Leader to run his wife for President in 2016; after eight years of Bathhouse Barry's weak, limp and flaccid leading from behind Dimmocrats will be ready for the REAL pants in the family to give them their marching orders!

  • Willie is right, about the cult part, He had his own when he was speaker of the assembly, ran the place just like Obama tries to run the country, both little dictators...

  • Yeah. I'll take Willie's word for anything. Being a California native, that name makes bile rise in my throat.

  • "Either way, both will be off the table in 2016."

    I wouldn't count on it, not with this Chicago politician and his fellow snakes running the show.