“They had a rush job”
Why was it a rush job? No one knew about it but the principles involved. They could have gone another week or two if they wanted.
The low information voters were starting to hear about the issue because of Trump. Obama had a pre-scheduled appearance on Oprah, which the low-info voters would see. They wouldn’t see the news. He had to go where they would see him.
Keep in mind this is a guy who wouldn’t produce a BC for the sake of our military officers who have sworn to protect the US Constitution from enemies foreign and domestic - but he WOULD respond to a media celebrity. Appearances are everything to this guy. He plays to the most ignorant, stupid people among us.