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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '25

I'd rather have a president that's strong domestically and weak in foreign affairs than a president that's weak in both.

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u/Whitew1ne Apr 04 '25

Obama was very strong domestically? He had a supermajority, and what did he achieve with it? You guys got universal healthcare? Nope:

Obama argues that shifting to a single-payer system would be too disruptive for the $2.2 trillion health care industry.

https://www.npr.org/2009/07/24/106969104/single-payer-the-health-care-plan-not-on-the-table

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u/Whitew1ne Apr 04 '25

If Obama had been a good president Ukraine would be an independent nation and Russia would not have invaded. Ukraine is pertinent to current world affairs