Oprah Winfrey to Run for President After All? Columnist Calls Her "Democrats' Best Hope for 2020"

E Online ^ | 09/29/2017 | Corrine Heller

[SeekAndFind]

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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."

[Ace the Biker]

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

She will invite them to the Whitehouse and have them look under their seat for their prize.

[stars & stripes forever]

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[Trillian]

Their best hope? LOL

[EBH]

That’s really sad. As much as I would like her to attempt it, it is a sad state of affairs for the country when we have no intellectual dialogue

[RooRoobird20]

I look forward to the sanctimonious fat sow called Oprah running for POTUS. She’s a walking race card and woman victim card, I’m sure that’s who we want running this country/sarc.

Oprah lives in a a narcissistic black leftard echo chamber. She thinks that because she’s because loved by blacks, overweight slob women, and generational welfare cheats that she can be Commander in Chief. Bwah hah hah hah!!!!!!

[Boomer]

She would get 100% of the black vote and a very high percentage of the woman vote. I wouldn’t count her out. She’s a lot richer than Trump too.

The thing is, after what obongo put us through, I really hope this country doesn’t see a black President for at least 1000 years.

[Secret Agent Man]

Let her run.