It would have refreshed the Democratic Party and the country . Alex Castellanos : Obama 's platform was populism and bottom - up change . Obama has taken over by Democratic party , he says . Castellanos : Democratic party supports big government and opposes change . ` ` Yes we can '' turned into ` ` Yes Washington can , '' Castellanos says .
Alex Castellanos : Obama 's platform was populism and bottom - up change . Obama has taken over by Democratic party , he says . Castellanos : Democratic party supports big government and opposes change . ` ` Yes we can '' turned into ` ` Yes Washington can , '' Castellanos says .