Posted on 01/09/2018 4:45:18 AM PST by simpson96
Washington (CNN) — The day after Oprah Winfrey delivered a speech that thrust her into the conversation about the 2020 presidential race, Democratic strategists and activists largely agree: It's not crazy. And she could win.
First, though, Winfrey would have to answer huge questions. Among them: Where does she stand on the issues? Is she willing to sacrifice her personal popularity and face scrutiny over how her business empire has operated?
The television star and self-made billionaire addressed the "#MeToo" moment and promised that "a new day is on the horizon" during a Golden Globes award acceptance speech Sunday night. The speech struck a chord, drawing comparisons to then-Illinois state senator Barack Obama's 2004 Democratic National Convention speech, which launched him toward the presidency four years later.
Sunday night, when her longtime partner, Stedman Graham, was asked by a Los Angeles Times reporter about Winfrey running in 2020, he said she "would absolutely do it." On Monday, two Winfrey friends told CNN she is "actively thinking" about a run for president. (snip)
Several Democratic strategists argued that Winfrey is one of the few people on Earth who could pull the focus of national media away from Trump in the heat of a presidential campaign -- or "out-Trump Trump," as one put it. Others cast Winfrey as an antidote of sorts to Trump's brand of politics.
"I slept on it and came to the conclusion that the Oprah thing isn't that crazy," tweeted Dan Pfeiffer, a longtime top aide to former President Barack Obama. "I don't know if Oprah would be a good president, but she would definitely be a better president than Trump."
"Oprah is really everything that Trump pretends to be -- successful, self-made, generous, charitable, beloved and the list goes on," said Democratic strategist Jesse Ferguson.
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She would probably run with babs, another liberal idiot so-called entertainer millionaire airhead.
Much like Lex Luthor, Oprah would have to give up a lot of “soft power” in order to be President.
She gave an interview about racism and said all the older white people have to die off
I did forget!
Damn! I’m slippin’, thanks for catching me!
Pimping misery makes self-made billionaire.
A lot of old people need to die to end racism.
Oprah W.
Ivanka couldn’t be bothered to vote for her father, but guaranteed she’ll be first in line to vote for that lib lesbian know it all.
Go ahead Oprah, ya feelin’ lucky? Go ahead, run for President....
When the press gets done with you, you will think a trip to the Proctologist was less invasive.
The press will get in line to look where the sun don’t shine......freedom of the press, remember?
I have some personal knowledge of Oprah here. From years ago when Oprah decided to run the Marine Corps Marathon. Talk about self-centered, demanding and short tempered.....
Trump has nothing on you for petulance and rudeness.
Oprah Winfrey also is a lesbian racist elitist snob who was/is best friends with Harvey Weinstein. Her cable channel has terrible ratings. She was a prop for ABC and when she left she fell off a cliff.
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