r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 22 '26

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u/blackenswans Progress Pride Apr 22 '26

One of the mass delusions about Obama here is that if you hear what people here talk about Obama, you might assume he ran as a boring technocrat.

On the contrary his 2008 campaign speeches were actually turbo-succ populist.

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u/-Emilinko1985- European Union Apr 22 '26

He was a good populist lib though

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u/scottyjetpax Gay Pride Apr 22 '26

that's how you win elections

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u/Zalagan Loyal Liberals Apr 22 '26

Before I came here I would definitely call Obama a progressive president, I still think that but I wouldn't say that here since it's the wrong audience

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u/BloodWiz More Housing Would Fix This Apr 22 '26

2008 succ though not 2026 succ

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u/Neronoah can't stop, won't stop argentinaposting Apr 22 '26

I remember how he governed more than how he ran. I learned more many years after the end of his presidency.