This comes as a bit of a surprise. Four HIV-support groups have graded President Obama’s performance on their issue as a “D.” One activist describes the situation as “heartbreaking,” in an interview with TPMDC. Obama’s performance is actually worse than President Bush’s, two activists tell us.
Reading between the lines, the story is a bit more complicated. You might say Bush was graded on a curve: he exceeded low expectations whereas Obama has fallen short of high expectations. But it’s an interesting dynamic and I’m guessing a bit counterintuitive for a lot of people.
Evan McMorris-Santoro has our report.
