Obama Said He Would Speak Up To Stop Bernie Sanders Nomination: Report

[JoeOtterbein]

[link:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/obama-bernie-sanders-2020-nomination_n_5ddd31a1e4b00149f724793b|

“Bernie’s not a Democrat,” one close adviser to the former president told Politico.

By Hayley Miller

Former President Barack Obama, who has so far taken a neutral position publicly on the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, privately indicated he would speak up to stop Bernie Sanders from becoming the party’s nominee should the Vermont senator make significant gains, Politico reported Tuesday.

Politico’s Ryan Lizza, who spoke to several of Obama’s advisers, wrote that the former president sees his role in the Democratic primary process as “providing guardrails” to make sure it doesn’t get “too ugly” and “to unite the party when the nominee is clear.”

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[ritapria]

1. Obama played it fair and square in 2016

I expect him to do the same in 2020

[Jose Garcia]

22. It wasn't necessary in 2016, as Sanders never came close in 2016

[ritapria]

23. Bernard won 22 states

If you are right , how will President Obama intervene ? Will he endorse Joe ? Or perhaps Mayor Pete ?

[NYMinute]

30. Mostly caucus states

[CentralMass]

2. Well isn't that special.

[getagrip_already]

3. so what?

Every one is entitled to their opinion. He isn't running for office and can say whatever he wants to.

But it's a politico article. Based on "sources". I wouldn't worry too much about it one way or another.

[tishaLA]

4. The allegation is so thinly sourced that I just disregarded it

It's like the part of the story that says his speech a couple weeks ago about the US being evolutionary rather than revolutionary was a rebuke of Sen Warren. Maybe, but the article also says that the speech was a challenge to both the more centrist candidates and the further left candidates.

[Tiggeroshii]

8. This.

From the congress woman who was reported to not support impeachment to this, it sounds like slow news weeks are creating some pseudo news.

[Horizens]

5. bernie's Not a Democrat.

Most Excellent Mr President.

Never Bernie

[Amimnoch]

9. This! -nt

[lillypaddle]

12. My thoughts exactly

[aidbo]

35. Wow, anybody-but-Bernie or bust, huh?

[comradebillyboy]

6. Good I'm glad to hear this...

[Jewls2]

7. "Bernie's not a Democrat,"

[no_hypocrisy]

10. Is he kidding? Bernie is not a Democrat like FDR wasn't a Democrat.

[The Valley Below]

11. LOL. Not hardly.

Sanders is like the Norman Thomas of FDR's day.

FDR was a pro-capitalist reformer who embraced free trade, internationalist-interventionism, wanted us in WWII unlike the socialist isolations of his day, and was called a plutocratic corporatist war-monger by 1930's socialists.

And FDR despised populism. Right-wing or left-wing.

Now FDR's the "role model" for the populist left?

Too funny!

Some serious "re-framing" goin on IMO.

[LongtimeAZDem]

17. Indeed; bravo

[TidalWave46]

15. Is who kidding? NT

[Dem4Life1102]

16. FDR was a registered Democrat for decades.

[NurseJackie]

18. I take BS at his word on this...

[we can do it]

20. He's not a democrat.

[tritsofme]

13. President Obama is an incredibly wise man, whose advice we would be foolish not to consider.

[TidalWave46]

14. This is getting too funny.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287359800

Snore at link.

[Gothmog]

21. Interesting

[Eliot Rosewater]

27. He wont need to speak up, and I doubt the story is true in the first place.

[Gothmog]

33. I agree that it is not very likely that sanders will be the nominee

[Autumn]

24. Bad idea if true. nt

[Corgigal]

25. This was lifted from the Politico

article. It’s online right name, forgot the name but you’ll find it.

It’s an interesting article, but I still have no idea if Obama wants anyone running.

[BuffaloJackalope]

26. The times they are a-changin, Mr Obama

[underthematrix]

28. This doesn't even sound like President Obama.

What could be more divisive than saying something like that about Bernie Sanders. I just don't believe it. It's not his style.

[still_one]

29. Politico is the source. Need one say more?

[NYMinute]

31. Go Obama !!!

I love that man and miss him sorely.

[Gothmog]

34. I miss having a real POTUS

[Joinfortmill]

32. That doesn't sound like President Obama

Something's off with this reporting.

[betsuni]

36. "It's unclear exactly what period of time the Politco reporter is referring to."

"Somebody said Obama might have said something but we don't know when he said it or what he said."

[Cha]

40. & somebody is grinding the rumor

mill.

[LongtimeAZDem]

37. I would love for him to do so, but I'm not buying the story without corroboration

[ecstatic]

39. IKR? Sounds like Russian fake news to make us fight

SMH. They're so desperate to get dump reelected.

[ecstatic]

38. Sounds like BS

No pun intended. Either put up the names of these advisers or shut up.