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PurgedVoter

(2,220 posts)
Sun May 17, 2020, 09:33 PM May 2020

Obama can win this election for us with out even trying.

All Obama has to do is be himself and in the public eye. That's it, If Obama does that, Trump is going to run against Obama. Trump won't be able to handle it.
All Obama has to do is be classy, cool and likeable. That is it. He doesn't have to say a thing. Trump will go loony. Every youtube where Obama is having a pleasant chat with someone important will drive Trump off the deep end. Trump has no choice, it is who he is. Trump will divide his forces and barely run against Biden.

Trump can't win against Obama. Trump is like a four year old trying to win at a poker game with some stolen magic the gathering cards hidden up his sleeve.

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emmaverybo

(8,144 posts)
2. Strategy is to get us to look at the drama he is staging over Obama. Meanwhile..
Sun May 17, 2020, 10:46 PM
May 2020

And it’s working. While Dems defend and praise Obama, more Tara Reades are being lined up, Russians working on stealing, twitterverse alive with hideous Biden accusations, calls for replacement etc. And Trump doesn’t have to rebut or challenge Biden.

Look over here. Many are.

BannonsLiver

(16,457 posts)
3. "It is working."
Sun May 17, 2020, 10:52 PM
May 2020

All evidence to the contrary.

GOTV or get out of the way. The “we’re helpless victims at the hands of Donnie’s 3 dimensional chess game” meme is a bore.

emmaverybo

(8,144 posts)
5. Hey. I've been "Go Joe" all day. I am just reporting what I see. I am def. working any way I can to
Sun May 17, 2020, 11:28 PM
May 2020

get Biden elected. Many of us have been supporting Joe from day one. But some are falling for strategies Trump doesn’t design, but as an entertainer finds easy to implement.

I never said we should feel victimized or helpless. In any case, Donnie alone has no power not given by exploiting his office and I believe is Putin/GOP’s. In fact, he himself is a diversion.

 

BGBD

(3,282 posts)
6. Obama
Mon May 18, 2020, 12:03 AM
May 2020

is probably the most popular living politician in the United States today. he left office with a nearly 60% approval rate, and that has surely only improved with his distance from office, as is usually does. A hypothetical Obama Vs. Trump election would shape up as one of the most one-sided contests in modern history. It would be like a blue version of 1984.

I really hope Trump decides to make this race about Obama because that's not going to go well for him at all.

Thekaspervote

(32,794 posts)
8. I agree completely! Just his simple commencement address drove him nuts!!
Mon May 18, 2020, 01:30 AM
May 2020

President Obama has said he intends to campaign vigorously and often. He still has long coattails

TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
10. No. If people expect Obama or anyone to win for them...
Mon May 18, 2020, 12:41 PM
May 2020

...we will lose. Unless the people own their Democratic government, Trump will win. People need to show up and overcome voter suppression.

Roy Rolling

(6,933 posts)
11. Oh, Please Trump campaign...
Mon May 18, 2020, 04:48 PM
May 2020

Keep Obama in every ad you run to remind us what a calm, powerful leader looks like. Remind us again. Please.

Bettie

(16,126 posts)
12. I just want Obama to hold a virtual rally or something like that
Mon May 18, 2020, 04:54 PM
May 2020

with hundreds of thousands of people watching.

Since we can't do an in person rally, which COULD draw that 50k people that Eric was squawking about

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