Obama: Most Moderate President Since WW2, Also the Most Polarizing Wouldn’t it surprise you to hear that Obama is the most moderate president since World War II? That’s what a new study has shown: President Obama is the most moderate Democratic president since the end of World War II, while President George W. Bush was the most conservative president in the post-war era. However, Obama’s moderation has likely not been of his own choosing. The Washington Post’s Ezra Kelin notes that Obama’s been forced to the right by the “extremism” of Republican politicians: The GOP, in closing ranks against almost every major initiative Obama has attempted, has taken away most of his opportunities to be truly liberal.” Paradoxically, Obama is America’s most polarizing recent president, as well as the most moderate.
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Obama: Most Moderate President Since WW2, Also the Most Polarizing

Wouldn’t it surprise you to hear that Obama is the most moderate president since World War II? That’s what a new study has shown:

President Obama is the most moderate Democratic president since the end of World War II, while President George W. Bush was the most conservative president in the post-war era.

However, Obama’s moderation has likely not been of his own choosing. The Washington Post’s Ezra Kelin notes that Obama’s been forced to the right by the “extremism” of Republican politicians:

The GOP, in closing ranks against almost every major initiative Obama has attempted, has taken away most of his opportunities to be truly liberal.”

Paradoxically, Obama is America’s most polarizing recent president, as well as the most moderate.

Source: bit.ly

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