'Oops'! Maybe Jonathan Chait should have released this book BEFORE the election

Doug P. | 12:52 PM on December 03, 2016

Is anyone else splitting their sides laughing about this, or is it just me? https://t.co/vDKa2jjN7n

— Tom Giovanetti ? (@tgiovanetti) December 2, 2016

NY Mag’s Jonathan Chait is promoting a forthcoming book that already feels a little, um, dated:

"Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail." Out in January. Pre-order: https://t.co/IsXHRt4dvZ pic.twitter.com/mmHEzFvZVT

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) December 2, 2016

No wonder Chait was so upset about Trump’s win!

Oops. https://t.co/lAx9MKk0d9

— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) December 3, 2016

Department of bad timing? https://t.co/Ic13r2LstR

— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) December 2, 2016

https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/804881400633655296

Most likely.

Much of Obama’s “legacy” could now be short lived:

https://twitter.com/liars_never_win/status/804794353902350336
https://twitter.com/josh_hammer/status/805081928789540865
https://twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/804779462512537600

Obama legacy: Loss of a dozen Senate seats, 40+ House seats, 900 state legislators, AND almost all his policies b/c they were done by E.O. https://t.co/2bEm4qHeBj

— Matt Beynon (@mattbeynon) December 2, 2016

Establish a legacy via “pen and phone,” lose a legacy via “pen and phone.”

And that, folks, is why you should wait until the election is over to put your triumphalist book on the "Obama Legacy" to bed.

— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) December 3, 2016

Obama's prevailing legacy will be the retreat of the Democratic Party to coastal enclaves and record levels of gun ownership. Nothing more. https://t.co/nvcis51Pwh

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) December 3, 2016