Posted on 06/14/2018 4:03:41 PM PDT by Enlightened1
When former President Obama left the White House, he pledged to take a back seat to make room for other Democrats in the party to shine.
Nearly 17 months later, thats proving to be an impossible task.
Obama drew headlines this week after a Politico report revealed that he is consulting a long line of would-be 2020 candidates and offering advice to party leadership. And he drew another round of headlines when it was announced that his political committee, Organizing for Action, is revving up to help Democrats in the midterm elections.
Democrats have turned to the party patriarch as fatigue with the Clintons has set in, a factor exacerbated in recent days by former President Clintons tone-deaf comments on Monica Lewinsky and the Me Too movement.
The desire among Democrats for Obama to take a more leading role in the midterm fight and party building in general is just getting stronger, particularly with the lack of alternatives.
Theres f---ing no one else, one frustrated Democratic strategist said. Bill Clinton is toxic, [former President] Carter is too old, and theres no one else around for miles.
Some say Obama should get off the sidelines and should have done so earlier.
Hes been way too quiet, said one longtime Obama bundler who rarely criticizes the former president. There are a lot of people who think hes played too little a role or almost no role in endorsing or fundraising and hes done jack shit in getting people to donate to the party.
The vacuum at the top of the party has been created by the fall of the Clintons; Obamas disappearance, for the most part, from the public stage; and the fact that other Democrats with national voices are getting ready for 2020.
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Everything 0bama touches turns to Shiite, anyway.
We need to encourage him to hand-pick their next Presidential LOSER! :)
Seriously, they have no one...NO ONE...on their bench! It’s mind-boggling, really!
No coattails Barry!
The guy who lost the House and Senate for the Democrats.
Nothing quite succeeds like failure. Democrats, go for it!
Is that a trick question?
He’s aging like fine milk.
And theyre the anti-peace party. Theyre opposed to common sense simply because its advocated by President Trump.
You really cant make this up. Whats that old saying?
Ah yes - misery loves company.
The Dems are floundering so they want to bring back The Head Flounder.
Winning!
Looks like President Ttrump has left them leaderless and adrift.
Barry cant fix for them what they dont have - a winning message.
And here I thought they had the mid-terms all locked up.
Thats funny like hell considering Obama doesnt even have a legacy they can defend!
Since WWII, no President bombed more different countries than Barack Obama. He ordered bombs to be dropped on 7 different nations (Syria, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan). Bill Clinton is in second place, with 6... Bush is at 4... and Democrats still pretend to be the Party of Peace... and the media makes sure that their mindless drones continue to believe it.
Obama is just as worthless outside the White House as he was when he was inside the White House.
The Democrats want to invite Obama back, but in reality his eight years in office and his party control then is why their talent bank has nothing but far out Left hacks that don’t shine in full daylight. And Billary, Inc.? Dead Meat.
His big mouth couldnt save the Democrats 2010, 2014 and 2016.
Where did Obama help them win? Someone clue me in - I would love to know.
Go ahead Dims, have another big helping of toxic
kool-aid. I guess Hillary! just wasn’t enough.
advice from obama is worth what they paid for it, namely nada ... aside from “advice” I doubt this lazy, selfish putz will lift a finger to help raise funds, attend rallies, etc. ...
Smells like they’ve given up on Hellary.
They’ve got to find some why of keeping her off the field. Though Zero is hardly an improvement. It’s clear by calling on him they are trying to bring out a certain demographic that tends not turn out in significant numbers during midterm elections.
That says to me they are very worried!
No - they are completely incoherent and have to swear profanities in an attempt to somehow feel grounded.
This is good for us! Obama is an open and festering wound on America. We are winning because of a revolt against his shit. At home and abroad. Dem’s are predictably stupid and cannot understand this.
Because libs are so brainwashed, they think they're lying in a field of daisies, when they're really laying in their own excrement.
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