or continuing, however you want to see it.
But I think Democrats and Obama supporters have to approach this term with a new strategy. It can't be a "Heya Mr. Pres, so your back in the Whitehouse... I'mma let you do your thing and go back to whatever". Repubs still have the house majority, and a lot of the obstructionist pukes are still there.
So moving forward we have to think about a number of things:
1) Will the Repubs continue obstructionism, hyper-partisanship and zero sum games? Bohner and Mitch seem to suggest this. And they are probably hoping to continue marginalizing the Presidents agenda in hopes of strong showing in the midterms, and possibly taking 2016.
2) Though the tea party was hurt, I can't see them going away. And neither will their big $ backers. Koch and friends have the luxury of patients and unlimited war chests, and as long as Citizens United is around voter suppression, dark money, and super PAC tactics will threaten our democracy. We need a counter movement to this, something that is organized and ready at the ground level.
3) The best way to secure 2016 is to ensure a successful Obama presidency. Hell, the GOP was trying to re-write history as it happened this campaign, using Faux news and the poor overall media coverage of the circus that Obama faced and trying to vilify the changes he has been able to achieve. Indeed, the ridiculous narrative of "disappointment with Obama" still continues in the mainstream media this morning.
I say take the momentum gained in the election, and the incredible efforts to organize/mobilize into the political arena for the next 4 years to counter this BS. Stay active, engage others who re-elected the President and continue the efforts in recruiting and informing the public. If we make the same mistakes following 2008, and allow the teabaggers to dictate the state/national discourse we might have a repeat of 2010 - 2012. You only need to look at what the right wing is saying today - that Mitt wasn't "right" enough, that Boehner plans to "kick the can" in terms of debt reduction and tax reform, and all the other ludicrous claims (Blaming Sandy and Christy, That Obama doesn't have a mandate to run, how they won the pop vote - or caim close, blah blah blah).
Like Obama said, the hope and change is us. They mentioned on CNN post election coverage that Obama plans on taking some issues out to the american people, and I think this is a keen move (though I am not sure exactly what it entails). But whatever the future has in store, I think we should worry about 2016 when it comes, and instead focus on having the President's back.
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