Dems had it made in '08, so I hear. They should have taken full advantage then. They certainly had the numbers.
They, also, had the first black man in the WH.
A black president is becoming more acceptable as time passes, but it was anything but that back then, and Repubs were chomping at the bit to say, "See? We told you he'd go to far. We told you they'd go to far. What did you expect from radicals?" After all, who, but radicals, would have even condidered running him?
This is what the game was, and everybody knew it. So, the game was played out...carefully. It was the purpose of that time.
We came; we evaluated; we conquered.
Now, after surveying the field thoroughly, we are ready for the great battle. That is the purpose of this time.