the Republicans left him as their legacy

[GoodTaste]

Does "the Republicans left him as their legacy" mean "the Republicans took what he has accomplished as their legacy"


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believe the kingpin of fake news Breitbart/ Trump's job performance, which he has self-congratulated himself on is actually below the job growth of the last two years of the Obama presidency, after Obama successfully brought us out of the near collapse of the world economy the Republicans left him as their legacy.

Source

 

[jutfrank]

It may make more sense with which.

...the near collapse of the world economy, which the Republicans left him as their legacy.

 

[GoodTaste]

It may make more sense with which.

...the near collapse of the world economy, which the Republicans left him as their legacy.

Thanks. But what I wanted to know is the meaning of "left him."

 

[jutfrank]

When they left office, he took over the responsibility of dealing with their legacy.

 

[SoothingDave]

In this narrative, the Republicans under W Bush left a terrible economy which was rescued by the Obama administration.

 

[GoodTaste]

When they left office, he took over the responsibility of dealing with their legacy.

Got it.
Supposed "the near collapse of the world economy" to be nC (near collagpse), then the maker of the nC was the Republicans. That is, the nC was the legacy of them. They "bestowed" the legacy to Obama Administration - the author expressed this as "the Republicans left him as their legacy."

 

[andrewg927]

You misunderstood. The article alleges that George W. (a Republican) caused the housing bubble and Obama had to deal with it because he was the successor. The word "legacy" is used here in a derogatory way.

 

[GoodTaste]

You misunderstood. The article alleges that George W. (a Republican) caused the housing bubble and Obama had to deal with it because he was the successor. The word "legacy" is used here in a derogatory way.

Well. Whose' legacy? The Republicans'? Or Obama's?

(Here, "legacy" = "the near collapse of the world economy." Obviously a sarcasm.)

 

[andrewg927]

Republicans' but it's not sarcasm. It's just they being mean.

 

[Tdol]

The legacy, according to this, of the administration before Obama was the economic collapse.