Posted on 09/02/2018 8:43:43 AM PDT by Liz
Former President Obama is set to dive into the midterm elections next week with a speech in Illinois where he is expected to urge Democrats across the country to vote — addressing a problem that plagued the party in 2016. Obama has kept a low political profile since leaving office, but sources familiar with his plans say he will soon hit the campaign trail to help Democrats in their quest to take back the House, protect vulnerable Senate incumbents and win state legislative races.
The former president will kick off his push by delivering a speech at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on Friday. In the weeks ahead, Obama will also campaign in California, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania, a person familiar with his schedule said.
Not all Democrats want Obama’s help. Democratic candidates running in states that President Trump won by double digits in 2016 would prefer that the former president stay far away. Some Democrats in pro-Trump states, such as Sens. Bob Casey Jr. (Pa.), Debbie Stabenow (Mich.) and Sherrod Brown (Ohio), say they hope Obama will campaign for them. Others, such as Sens. Jon Tester(Mont.) and Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), want to keep the race locked on the battle between themselves and their state rivals, fearing a high-profile surrogate like Obama could distract from the strategy.
“We’re not going to use any surrogates. Surrogates are fine but we don’t need them. The race is myself and Matt Rosendale and that’s the way we want to keep it,” Tester told The Hill, referring to his GOP challenger. Asked if she thought Obama might show up in North Dakota, Heitkamp said: “Nope, no.”
“He threatened to campaign against me once so I don’t think he’s coming out there,” she said. While the former president remains extremely popular with the Democratic base, especially among African-American voters, Democrats fear his entrance into some battleground states could inadvertently rev up conservatives and pro-Trump voters. “Trump wants nothing more than a foil. He knows he can activate the other side," said a source familiar with Obama's thinking.
The former president is "going to be involved this fall in a very Obamaesque, smart way,” the source added. Democrats say that one way Obama can have a big impact on races is by urging infrequent voters to show up to the polls in November, something that will be a major theme of the former president's speech on Friday. “He will echo his call to reject the rising strain of authoritarian politics and policies. And he will preview arguments he’ll make this fall, specifically that Americans must not fall victim to our own apathy by refusing to do the most fundamental thing demanded of us as citizens: vote,” said Obama communications director Katie Hill. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), said the party welcomes Obama’s help but noted it’s up to individual candidates whether to invite him to their states.
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He’s getting paid a lot to support dems who will take money from those who earn it and give it to those who lob around and vote dem.
Obama’s brand of anti-American Marxism and hate is as welcome as an incurable STD.....
the DJT re-election campaign should contribute a million dollars to make sure Obammy goes out on the campaign trail!
the best million bucks it will ever spend
Obozo will be s successful as The Horny Hick from Hope has been in getting Dems elected, i.e. he will be the kiss of death!
Oh yeah, I guess the Obamaesque (gag) smart way is the same way he got Hillary elected (smirk).
If Bammy is going to Illinois, perhaps he can spend some time re-organizing his abandoned community and get them to stop shooting each other. It will be interesting to see what kind of crowd he draws.
Hailed as a “brilliant orator”, obama is like the guy who can read the lyrics, sing the song, and even stylize it somewhat.
However, someone else has to have the idea, write the lyrics, write the music, and arrange it for him.
The most I’ll say for him is he reads the teleprompter fairly well...however, his “sing-song” delivery gets tiring after about two sentences.
Trump is the welcomed relief FROM obama; all obama will manage doing is joining the nearest group “hate fest” and complain. Obama will not be president again, nor will anyone he “endorses”. He made such an all-fired mess of this country most of us would like for him to move back to Kenya, permanently.
Perhaps, Obama can invite Geraldo to the event and they can crack the door open at the storage locker holding the Obama Archives.
Those records may include the guidelines for conducting an election. /sarc
Now that Barry has tied himself to McCain’s casket, I see a lot of socialist and communist snowflakes trying to distance themselves from him. Snowflakes don’t like “maverick” war mongers who dropped napalm on Uncle Ho’s children in North Vietnam.
<><> censoring conservatives off social media,
<><> raising taxes,
<><> abortion on demand with taxpayers paying for it,
<><> impeaching Trump,
<><> Hillary as Democrats' nom for the USSC.
I hear Obama is polishing up his “I’m harmless” act to take on the road.
No need to rattle the electorate.
I like it......LOL.
Republicans, let Obama loose to campaign, then destroy him and the entire Democrat Party as an effective political organization. This is another blessing from Heaven Like Beto O’Rouke, Andrew Gillum, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The Democrat Party is without effective leadership. Obama is lazy...he will set the Democrats back just as he did when he was POTUS!!! Go, Trump, Cruz, DeSantis, Scott, etc., etc!!! “MAGA”!!!
BACKSTORY by Alex Neman Sept. 18, 2015, The New American
“Under the guise of better “serving” the American people through government, then-pres Obama signed an executive order calling for federal agencies and departments to deploy emerging “behavioral science” techniques against the public. The Obama order also establishes a Social and Behavioral Sciences Team charged with applying psychological research to manipulate the beliefs and behaviors of Americans under various pretexts, and guide the vast federal bureaucracy as it hones its abilities to manipulate the public. “ --SNIP--
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(HAT TIP ANIMA MUNDI)---this Obama sub rosa stuff commands people to believe the absurd: (a) a total acceptance of gay marriage, (b) global warming tagged climate change, (c) Hillary looking into the camera, admitting to lying and betrayal, yet, she still is supported, (d) Muslims are peaceful, (e) Mexico is our friend, (f) illegals violate our borders looking for a better life, (g) The Clinton Foundation is saving the globe.
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FREEPER ANALYSIS Behavioral Sciences and psychology are dismissed by our side is being USED by the other side. Psychology is not just “counseling” or some frivolous study. It is a weapon when used in certain ways to strategically position image, words, feelings of large groups of people.
Trayvon Martin becomes a moral cause, his name on everyone’s lips....fund-raising as a bonus. Kate Steinle killed by an illegal in San Francisco??? Well, “things happen.” Benghazi? “Well, so long ago”, etc.
We had better start paying attention to this and grab the language: stop using their terms, stop giving into their demands, stop apologizing for offending them, stop changing team names and acting as if their complaints are real when they are not. All of it is connected and goes back to manipulation of public opinion. These tools are available to us as well.
Hillary should go with him....
Chelsea Clinton and Facebook have teamed up to censor any discussion of counseling or therapy options for people who want to overcome their same-sex attractions. The issue has been in the news of late with what critics call California’s “must stay gay” bill, which would censor public discussions and publications promoting such counseling. The Facebook controversy arose because the social-media platform allowed ads for counseling to overcome unwanted same-sex attraction. Following user complaints, Clinton stormed into the discussion on Twitter: “Child abuse. ‘Conversion therapy’ is child abuse. There are not two sides to this question and these ads – and the practices they promote – should be illegal everywhere. Full stop,” she wrote. (Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
Looking forward to seeing the MSM photo chopped pictures of Barry Bugger’s crowds.
Who cares what Zero has to say.
Hopefully he will be directly asked about his role
in the Trump Russia hoax over and over again.
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