Harry Reid Has Taken Over The Democrat Party

The sitting President is usually the titular leader of his party. This role can diminish late in a second-term, when possible successors take the national stage. President Obama, it seems, however, has been dethroned early, just months after having won reelection. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is calling the shots for Democrats on the epic political fight over the government shutdown and debt ceiling increase. Obama is almost a bystander. 

The Hill reports, "Reid is now fully in charge of his party’s negotiating strategy, a significant change from past showdowns with Republicans." Worse, for President Obama, "[t]his is a welcome change for Democrats who thought Obama was too accommodating to Republicans during previous crises." 

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