Debate Backlash: Many Democrats Say Criticizing Obama’s Legacy Isn’t A Good Idea

Huffpost ^ | 8/01/19 | Igor Bobic

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Following a contentious debate among Democratic White House contenders Wednesday, a number of party leaders aren’t thrilled that some of the candidates focused on attacking former President Barack Obama’s legacy as a way to challenge Joe Biden.

In one of the debate’s hottest exchanges, Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey called out the former vice president ― the frontrunner in the Democratic nomination race ― for repeatedly using Obama’s name to shield himself from criticism directed his way on issues like criminal justice and immigration.

“Mr. vice president, you can’t have it both ways,” Booker said, referring to Biden’s ― and Obama’s ― record on immigration, which saw a record number of undocumented immigrants deported during their eight-year administration. “You invoke President Obama more than anybody in this campaign. You can’t do it when it’s convenient and then dodge it when it’s not.”

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Democrats are “having an honest conversation about an administration that was incredible,” Booker said. “And I’m sure (if) Barack Obama was sitting here ... He will tell you, ‘I made some mistakes.’”

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But several of Booker’s Democratic Senate colleagues expressed concern about the tactic, arguing it would needlessly expose divisions in the party and take the focus off of Trump and his administration.

Uh, oh. Who decides if Spartacus makes the cut or not?

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Circular firing squad. Gotta love it.

 

 

[Da Coyote]

Critizing the dork is the only thing they did correctly.

[BenLurkin]

[econjack]

Anyone else notice how Google is slanting the search results against Tulsi Gabbard? There’s a story that she’s sueing Google.

[TigersEye]

Criticizing 0bama’s legacy is not a good political move for the Dems.

The only thing worse for their chances is praising 0bama’s legacy.

[hawaiianninja]

Criticizing the 0 makes Corey Booker a RACIST!

In all fairness to Sputtercuss, Democrats are racists to begin with. XD

[butlerweave]

Obama has a Legacy ?

[rockrr]

I saw something about that a day or so ago. How is she going to prove it though?

[pt17]

Obama has a legacy? Could have fooled me.

[TigersEye]

0bama's Legacy

[antidemoncrat]

Sure, what they should have emphasized is all of his accomplishments which are.....????

[dandiegirl]

O is the one that got us into the mess we are in and those fools on stage that voted for his “stuff”.

[MarvinStinson]

“He [ Obama, who gave Iran $150 billion ] did an extraordinary job, and he should be given that recognition by those” running for president, Sen. Dick [ Turban ] Durbin said.

[grey_whiskers]

[Tench_Coxe]

"Debate Backlash: Many Democrats Say Criticizing Obama’s Legacy Isn’t A Good Idea"

Sssssh. Let's not talk about the abject failure of the Obama era.

[Bullish]

I guess the truth of things do not matter a wit to democrats. It’s the smoke and mirrors that matter above all.

[morphing libertarian]

side bar Tucker just said, as I watch the taped show, Biden didn’t knows own website address last night.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Amazing isn’t it? Now it turns out that the left leaning Obama just wasn’t leftist enough for today’s radical Democrats???? Really???? He was too conservative for today’s Democrats?????

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Evidently so. That didn't take long to commence throwing him under the bus. They are all over the map, lurching from one direction into another on a daily basis. POTUS deserves credit for a bunch of that. What the heck would they have to offer that's remotely credible. Watched POTUS in Ohio earlier - he was covering a lot of ground in regards to manufacturing, trade, employment. What do they have, besides the intent of establishing a kleptocracy of enormous proportions and Orange Man Bad.