Discussion for article #247554
He´s loyal to a fault (e.g., Arne Duncan, Rahm Emanuel, Tim Geitner,).
Let the flaming begin!
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The president’s overwhelming “enthusiasm” “excites” me even more towards Hillary’s campaign. wink
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The president had been signaling for more months now that HRC is his choice and the best choice for Democrats. I trust the judgment of the smartest man in the room, one who has won two landslide victories, far more than, say, Killer Mike.
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Bros will not be happy.
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This move makes sense. He’s always been pragmatic and realistic about what’ possible and what’s not.
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Despite Republican intransigence, Obama has one hell of a legacy. He’s no doubt been fretting about how much could be lost were Sanders to actually get the nomination, and Donald Trump then get the presidency.
I’m guessing another reason Obama would like to see Sanders go away is that he’s itching to get out there and campaign for HIllary. She did an outstanding job campaigning for him in 2008, and I’ll bet he’ll fully repay his debt for that.
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Some mail a copy of that picture to Joe Scarborough.
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I wonder how some Sanders supporters will reconcile simultaneous screaming President Obama should not “signal” his support for Clinton though is not endorsing her, with their demands that Senator Warren must endorse Sanders?
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The president has been extremely kind to Sanders and his supporters by not yet going all in for HRC even though I think it’s obvious he’d really, really like to.
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Don’t think this should upset the Berniacs too much. After all, they’ve been telling me for months now that Sanders has millions of millions of millions of small donations going to his campaign which equals people power. Which will power the revolution. So, there’s that.
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It is time.
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In other words, President reminds us of the real enemy we should now turn our focus on and defeat.
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His “choice” is not necessarily the “best” choice. Besides, I would trust the candidate that is engaging the populace to be civilly involved, rather than the one who says “vote for me and I’ll take care of it.”
I voted for Obama twice, but I will admit that he wasted his bully pulpit both terms. Yes he’s usually the smartest man in the room, this is a given. But those of us on the ground realize that Bill 2.0 is the LAST person to maintain Obama’s legacy as a transformational candidate. HRC moves us back from the advances we’ve already made.
BTW: I’m still trying to figure out why HRC supporters think she’ll be more effective as a president. 1) Republicans will fight her harder than Obama. 2) there is no evidence that Congress will move on any legislation. and 3) The only way she would be able to push legislation is to erode the very progress we’ve already made, given an intractable legislature (Meaning moving to the “right”).
HRC does not garner enthusiasm because she is not trustworthy. Whether it be the constant slew of right wing attacks, or her own consistency of constant backtracking. The moment she attempts a bully pulpit (the only way we have now to make progress with a dysfunctional system) no one will believe her.
Pragmatically speaking HRC will ensure Obama’s legacy will be tarnished in the historical sense.
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Because he’s the President, is my guess, while she’s a Senator. He represents all Democrats across the nation including the ones voting for Sanders. She represents all Democrats as well, publicly speaking, but specifically represents Massachusetts (despite her status as a liberal heroine). Until the primary is over it’s improper for him to formally endorse a candidate, while Senators are free to make that distinction at any time.
It’s a matter of his station and representation so while you’re not comparing apples to oranges, it’s still not quite apples to apples either.
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Wait. These are billionaires in the audience. They need to be told that Hillary is the front-runner? Was there really ever a doubt?
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I’m prepared to support either candidate. Each has their positives and negatives. Either one will beat Donald Trump.
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Only half the states have voted. Despite what the President says, how about we let the people vote for who they want? In 2008 Clinton didn’t end her campaign until June. Take a breath. Yes I am biased, I would also not call for her to end her campaign if the situation was reversed. They aren’t damaging each other like the Republicans are so there is no need to end the primary campaign until the convention.
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Just-a-gentle-reminder:
Obama lost 22 states and didn’t catch up with Clinton and beat her until May. It’s only mid March.
This is not a race … it’s a marathon.
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You think Bernie Sanders is giving up now? He’s been in this fight his whole life, and he’s still standing!
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I think you may mean civically. Because by your post, I don’t really think you know what civilly means.
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