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Oprah Winfrey to Run for President After All? Columnist Calls Her "Democrats' Best Hope for 2020"
E Online ^ | 09/29/2017 | Corrine Heller

Posted on 09/29/2017 11:44:11 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

John Salangsang/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images

Will Oprah Winfrey change her mind about running for president?

For years, many fans of the left-leaning media mogul, former talk show host, actress, philanthropist and longtime supporter for former President Barack Obama have yearned for this to happen. The prospects seemed dimmer than ever when Winfrey told The Hollywood Reporter's&nbspnbsp;Awards Chatter podcast in June, "I will never run for public office."

But on Thursday, their hopes to see Winfrey in the White House soared again after she retweeted and commented on John Podhoretz's recent New York Post Op-Ed column titled "Democrats' best hope for 2020: Oprah."

"@jpodhoretz Thanks for your VOTE of confidence!" Winfrey wrote.

Oprah you know that you have my vote and I will work hard to make you the First Woman President of the USA!!! What do you think?— Jorge Mendoza (@massagebyJorge) September 29, 2017

Hell yes! ?— Shelly (@ShellyZen) September 29, 2017

Desperate times. We might need her. She is wise and genuinely cares. And is charismatic as hell.— shauna cross (@ShaunaCross) September 29, 2017

I am HYPERVENTILATING— grace (@gracieturnn) September 29, 2017

Oprah I am literally waiting to campaign for you. I got shirts, posters, lawn post READY #Oprah2020 ??????— Chelsea (@Chelsea_in_HD) September 29, 2017

In his column, Podhoretz wrote about Winfrey's recent debut as a special contributor for CBS' 60 Minutes, which saw her in Michigan interviewing 14 voters, half of whom voted for President Donald Trump in the 2016 election, about their thoughts on the U.S. leader now.

He was impressed by her interviewing skills, how she was "listening, asking, speaking without judgment, trying to find common ground." He said Winfrey is "uniquely positioned, should she wish to commit herself, to seek the Democratic nomination for president and challenge Trump in 2020."

"If you need to set a thief to catch a thief, you need a star—a grand, outsized, fearless star whom Trump can neither intimidate nor outshine—to catch a star," he wrote. "We're through the looking glass here. America is discarding old approaches in politics. Democrats will have to do the same to match the mood to the moment."


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2020; 2020demprimary; elections; grotesque; oprah2020; oprahwinfrey; potus
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1 posted on 09/29/2017 11:44:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Please run!


2 posted on 09/29/2017 11:45:26 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: SeekAndFind

LOL. They lost with an ugly old fat toad, now they run another ugly fat toad? Who’s the VP? Michael Moore?


3 posted on 09/29/2017 11:45:51 AM PDT by beergarden
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Well, this toad WOULD get more of the black racist vote.


4 posted on 09/29/2017 11:46:50 AM PDT by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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To: SeekAndFind

ugh... there are enough stupid people out there that would vote for her.

she’s just the kind of benevolent dictator the left would love to get behind.

cars for everyone


5 posted on 09/29/2017 11:47:48 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Mope-rah!


6 posted on 09/29/2017 11:49:04 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: SeekAndFind

She is likable. But people instinctively want somebody who can make difficult decisions well when hiring an executive. I dont think people will think thats her.


7 posted on 09/29/2017 11:50:15 AM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: SeekAndFind
Oprah is really bull$hittin' herself.

She has as much chance of being elected as her one time new TV network had of making money.

8 posted on 09/29/2017 11:50:45 AM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: SeekAndFind

All she would need is a sex change operation and she would have all of the necessary qualities to be the hand-down best candidate that the Dems ever had.


9 posted on 09/29/2017 11:50:56 AM PDT by Sopater (Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? - Matthew 20:15a)
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To: AndyTheBear

How will Oprah handle the likes of Kim Jong-Un or the Ayatollah of Iran?


10 posted on 09/29/2017 11:51:01 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: robroys woman

Will we all receive....a new car?


11 posted on 09/29/2017 11:51:17 AM PDT by gathersnomoss
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To: SeekAndFind

Another red billionaire. “Leftist rules for thee, not for me”


12 posted on 09/29/2017 11:52:29 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. .bye)
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To: SeekAndFind

Just what we need, a talk show host that doesn’t have a single qualification other than being black. We already went through that.


13 posted on 09/29/2017 11:52:57 AM PDT by Bayan
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To: SeekAndFind

She would have a positive effect on Democrats’ feelings, which matters most.


14 posted on 09/29/2017 11:53:24 AM PDT by lurk
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To: SeekAndFind

Will her “wife” approve?


15 posted on 09/29/2017 11:54:43 AM PDT by Obadiah
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To: gathersnomoss
After Trump lowers taxes I doubt ANY Democrat will have a chance at being elected in 2010.

I would expect a repeat of what Reagan experienced in 1984 when running for re-election.. he won 49 of the 50 states because his TAX CUTS were so popular.

16 posted on 09/29/2017 11:54:47 AM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: SeekAndFind

She is black ..she is female and she is a tv personality.
she has a better chance then hildabeast.


17 posted on 09/29/2017 11:55:52 AM PDT by Leep (Less talk more ACTiON!)
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Hillary Clinton had the greatest name recognition and war chest (2 billion dollars) of any candidate, plus overwhelming support of the national media. Bring it on O...


18 posted on 09/29/2017 11:56:46 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ("You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: SeekAndFind

Dope-Rah and the Faux Indian Elizabeth Scalp-um-White-Man Warren. . . dream ticket. That would empty the graveyards for extra votes.


19 posted on 09/29/2017 11:57:17 AM PDT by laweeks
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Just how bad is it for Democrats that they are pinning their hopes on Oprah? After Obama, no way.

And all this talk about how Michelle would be unbeatable is just talk among the drug addled left. After Obama, no way.


20 posted on 09/29/2017 11:57:32 AM PDT by Obadiah
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