A couple of things occurred to me about Democrats, since you were talking about Obama. The first is that sometimes Democrats take “killing the messenger” to extremes. Like, they “kill” their own messenger before he even gets out with the message. The other thing is that, with all the intraparty brawling, they often are not united in confronting those they oppose. Until Trump, the Republicans were pretty good at putting up a solid front. (Now, with Trump banished, I am not sure it is solid, there appear to be cracks.) It might actually be a bit scary if the entirety of the Democratic Party all started using the same drummer and march cadence.
A couple of things occurred to me about Democrats, since you were talking about Obama. The first is that sometimes Democrats take “killing the messenger” to extremes. Like, they “kill” their own messenger before he even gets out with the message. The other thing is that, with all the intraparty brawling, they often are not united in confronting those they oppose. Until Trump, the Republicans were pretty good at putting up a solid front. (Now, with Trump banished, I am not sure it is solid, there appear to be cracks.) It might actually be a bit scary if the entirety of the Democratic Party all started using the same drummer and march cadence.