Rather than just grading the president, I suggest we might profitably assess our own 100 days. Obama has stormed the national and world stages in his first weeks. But how have we done—particularly the progressives who have such a large stake in the success of this president—in relation to Obama? He has demonstrated remarkable mastery of the powers of the presidency to lead the country. Have we mastered the power of the citizenry to empower the president?
When the next president takes the oath of office, will it be enough for progressives to rely on external conditions, such as the state of the economy, to be the driver for dramatic change or will activists have to forge a movement that drives change? Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage and Robert Kuttner, editor of the American Prospect and author of the book, "Obama's Challenge," discuss a reality progressives will face at the start of a new administration.
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will it be enough for progressives to rely on external conditions, such as the state of the economy, to be the driver for dramatic change or will activists have to forge a movement that drives change? Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage and Robert Kuttner, editor of the American Prospect and author of the book, "Obama's Challenge," discuss a reality progressives will face at the start of a new administration.
