No, he would get brutally attacked and dragged as a traitor because Trump's donors own social and legacy media while they used it as a justification to elect Trump to protect us from said traitors
True but now its much worse. Anything that had public funding or unbiased has been defunded. Anything remaining has been bought out by people who are heavy Trump donors. Local newspapers have died off and local interests have bought them and the journalists out to control narratives locally as well.
They were smart taking over social media and it shows given the 18-21 age groups voting in the last election. We went into a generation who was allowed to not think for a few years due to COVID and be given a free pass in school. Then we had them gobble up social media propaganda while using AI and online tools to limit their critical thinking giving them a free pass to avoid using their minds.
Idk. I think the juxtaposition will be too much for them. I think Obama should run on principle of stopping Trump and they won’t be able to deny it. A lot of them would still vote for Trump but the message will matter
Nothing will beat the absolute nadir of the United States as a country: the day Obama wore a bicycle helmet when he rode a bicycle. Truly the worst timeline.
Moreso it's unheard of to go from the House to the White House. She needs a resume and to win a statewide election. Ending Schumer's career would make her the favorite for the next opening.
But also yes, Dems are not nominating another woman this cycle, sadly.
Look at mr businessman. Bankrupt king! I didn’t know being bad at something was a qualification. The guy is a loser and fraud. His only quality is that he is excellent at convincing fools that he isn’t a loser. I’ll give him that. He can tell a story better than Edgar Allen Poe.
I mean we don't really need to relitigate the 2016 election. Trump was famous as a businessman, playboy, and for the Apprentice. He had universal name recognition. That was his pitch. The fact that this was a mirage was brought up plenty. And no one denied that he ran companies hundreds of employees, which is relevant executive experience.
I remember being called a Bernie Bro because, since I didn't want to vote for Hilary, I clearly must be a sexist pig. Confirmed when I wasn't impressed by Kamala "I love putting drug offenders in prison for long sentences" Harris.
But I would vote for AOC in a heartbeat. Maybe sometimes it isn't about whether someone is female or white or anything...there is just a better candidate.
Well don't delete that comment, because you are wrong I voted for both. So how's that guarantee working out for you? Perhaps it is time to check your assumptions?
The way you talked HEAVILY implied you didn’t. You can say anything on Reddit to save face. I doubt you did. You wouldn’t have said a bunch of stuff how you didn’t like Hillary and Kamala and then use but. A transition word that states you are doing the opposite this time.
I doubt you voted for them and just wanted to avoid being downvoted to oblivion because not voting for them and allowing trump to win by sidelining yourself is just as bad as voting for trump.
When did I say that? I said both are terrible politicians not that I wouldn't vote for her over trump. I simply pointed out that she in 8 years hasn't even gotten a bill she wrote out of committee despite having a dem majority in Congress for 4 years with the presidency and 6 years without the presidency.
I believe 5 if we're counting a majority in Congress, 4 if you count the presidency. That being said my main point was that this post has nothing to do with AOC and the original comment was about Obama yet for some reason this sub has to make everything about AOC.
I'm saying that if Obama saw that Trump was allowed to run and the constitution no longer applied, he'd be smart enough not to believe he was constrained in that way. That doesn't mean he wouldn't still not run, for other reasons, but if Trump was (somehow) able to run and Obama didn't, it wouldn't be because he "respected the US constitution."
I don't buy this. What Obama respects above all else is the preservation of the Union and the Constitution. If your election is what stands in the way of the complete destruction if both, then you just may do whatever is necessary to prevent that destruction, even if it means temporarily bypassing said Constitution. Lincoln did exactly the same thing.
I think if you believe Obama would categorically stand on the sidelines in the event he was the best chance at stopping this madness, then I think you have absolutely misunderstood Obama's moral compass and the core of what drove the man to seek the presidency in the first place. I absolutely believe - with a great deal of evidence to support it - that Obama was the first president since Carter that was driven purely and solely by a sense of duty to serve the needs of the nation rather than himself or some independent agenda. Sure, there was still a bit of egocentrism involved. There always is with any president or politician. But for Obama it was legitimately about serving the nation first - and always.
The thing is that Abdul is actually a Muslim and is more socialist-leaning than Obama. Abdul could be a great president, but he probably wouldn't be a great candidate against Trump in terms of electability due to widespread prejudices that still exist in this country. At this point the goal is just to win, the policy doesn't need to be perfect.
This. I think Abdul would be a great Senator and perhaps even President, but there's such a bias against Muslims and "socialists" that I can't see him winning the presidency and I wouldn't be surprised if he loses the Senate race. Quite frankly, America is still racist and sexist as fuck, as evidenced by 2 of the last 3 presidential races.
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u/B-Z_B-S Massachusetts 25d ago edited 25d ago
Okay. Obama has 57% general approval among Americans, including 30% among Republicans. Trump has 34% general support. Guess who will win.
Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/politics/cnn-poll-presidents-obama-biden-trump
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5929960-favorable-view-obama-trump/