Obama warned he would intervene to stop Bernie, had cutting words for Biden: report

Source: Foxnews
Published: Nov 26, 2019
Author: Ronn Blitzer
Post Date: 2019-11-27 12:44:08 by Judas Goat
Views: 1395

Former President Barack Obama once warned he would intervene to stop Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., from winning the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a new report that sheds light on Obama's personal views of the jam-packed primary field with no clear front-runner.

Obama has largely stayed on the sidelines to date, refraining from any endorsements though he has issued general warnings to the party to avoid calls for radical upheaval in their policy pitches. These warnings were seen as a swipe at candidates like Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sanders.

But a new Politico Magazine report gives a clearer picture of what Obama is worried about -- claiming he has said in private he'd speak out against Sanders if it looked like he could actually win...

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#1: Judas Goat    To: All (#0)

Meanwhile... does anybody bother to learn American first principles anymore?

Why not?

Judas Goat posted on 2019-11-27 12:50:29   Reply   Private Reply


#2: CZ82    To: Peromischievous leucopus (#0)

Obama has largely stayed on the sidelines to date, refraining from any endorsements

That's because who he endorses almost always loses, the voters run the other way.

I was amused by what he said about Trump should listen to any advice Obama would give him.

CZ82 posted on 2019-11-27 15:23:29   Reply   Private Reply