Sadly, that probably had very little to do with it.
Looking back at the Obama presidency recently, I had to admit he was basically a Republican, policy-wise. With few exceptions, he maintained the status quo of the Bush years, and even the things that upset the Republicans most (e.g. “Obamacare”) were originally Republican ideas. (The points where he differed from modern Republican orthodoxy - being pro-choice, modestly not-homophobic, not-racist were important, of course, but small relative to the total number of policy issues.)
I really, really hope we’re finally seeing the Democratic party move towards being something other than just a less bigoted version of the Republican party and towards real progressive positions. It seems like the voters are ready for that.
