Obamas Lash Out, Point Finger Over Kamala's Brutal Loss
Nov 8, 2024 18:12:42 GMT -5
Post by schwartzie on Nov 8, 2024 18:12:42 GMT -5
Obamas Lash Out, Point Finger Over Kamala Harris’ Brutal Loss
Nick R. Hamilton
November 8, 2024 - 10:14 am
As Democrats struggle to cope with President Donald Trump’s epic re-election victory, Barack and Michelle Obama are among several high-profile figures on the Left to begin playing the blame game.
Of course, nobody on the Left is blaming top Democrats, corporate media propaganda, or failed Democrat candidate Kamala Harris for the crushing defeat.
According to the Obamas, global economic forces are to blame for Trump’s decisive and history landslide victory.
Frustration with inflation and an overrun Southern Border, caused by failed Biden-Harris administration policies, were some of the factors that drove Trump’s shocking comeback.
Yet, many have interpreted the results more broadly as a repudiation of Barack Obama’s liberal vision for the country.
In their first public reaction to the election results, Barack and Michelle Obama pointed the finger at an economic funk lingering from the Covid pandemic, rather than any mistakes by the Democratic Party.
However, the assertion appears to be a veiled attempt at suggesting Trump was to blame for the failings of the Biden-Harris admin.
The Obamas had both stumped for Vice President Harris, blasting Trump as a selfish billionaire who is unfit for office.
Their rhetoric was highly personal, with Barack Obama bitterly accusing Trump of stealing credit for economic prosperity that the 44th president claims he created.
In the end, voters ignored smears and hyperbole painting Trump as a dictator and sent him back to Washington with a mandate.
Trump won a decisive victory, sweeping the battleground states and putting himself on track to win the popular vote.
In Illinois, the reliably Democrat state where Obama launched his career in politics, Trump came within a stunning eight points of victory.
Trump made especially strong gains with young, black, and Hispanic men.
It came after Barack Obama had scolded black men who find Trump appealing.
In a statement congratulating Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance, the Obamas briefly offered up their diagnosis for why Harris collapsed.
They absolved Democrats of any responsibility for voters’ woes.
Instead, they are blaming global economic conditions for driving a backlash against “democratic incumbents” around the world.
America is not “immune” to forces working against democracy, they added.
Apparently not learning from the mistakes of the election campaign, the Obamas are more or less implying that Trump is an authoritarian figure who benefited from the public’s anger.
“America has been through a lot over the last few years — from a historic pandemic and price hikes resulting from the pandemic to rapid change and the feeling a lot of folks have that, no matter how hard they work, treading water is the best they can do,” the Obamas said.
“Those conditions have created headwinds for democratic incumbents around the world, and last night showed that America is not immune.”
Harris finally conceded defeat on Wednesday.
She disappeared on Election Night, waiting hours after Trump’s victory became clear in the early morning.
In her statement, Harris took pointed jabs at Trump over his alleged refusal to honor a peaceful transfer of power in 2021.
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Nick R. Hamilton
November 8, 2024 - 10:14 am
As Democrats struggle to cope with President Donald Trump’s epic re-election victory, Barack and Michelle Obama are among several high-profile figures on the Left to begin playing the blame game.
Of course, nobody on the Left is blaming top Democrats, corporate media propaganda, or failed Democrat candidate Kamala Harris for the crushing defeat.
According to the Obamas, global economic forces are to blame for Trump’s decisive and history landslide victory.
Frustration with inflation and an overrun Southern Border, caused by failed Biden-Harris administration policies, were some of the factors that drove Trump’s shocking comeback.
Yet, many have interpreted the results more broadly as a repudiation of Barack Obama’s liberal vision for the country.
In their first public reaction to the election results, Barack and Michelle Obama pointed the finger at an economic funk lingering from the Covid pandemic, rather than any mistakes by the Democratic Party.
However, the assertion appears to be a veiled attempt at suggesting Trump was to blame for the failings of the Biden-Harris admin.
The Obamas had both stumped for Vice President Harris, blasting Trump as a selfish billionaire who is unfit for office.
Their rhetoric was highly personal, with Barack Obama bitterly accusing Trump of stealing credit for economic prosperity that the 44th president claims he created.
In the end, voters ignored smears and hyperbole painting Trump as a dictator and sent him back to Washington with a mandate.
Trump won a decisive victory, sweeping the battleground states and putting himself on track to win the popular vote.
In Illinois, the reliably Democrat state where Obama launched his career in politics, Trump came within a stunning eight points of victory.
Trump made especially strong gains with young, black, and Hispanic men.
It came after Barack Obama had scolded black men who find Trump appealing.
In a statement congratulating Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance, the Obamas briefly offered up their diagnosis for why Harris collapsed.
They absolved Democrats of any responsibility for voters’ woes.
Instead, they are blaming global economic conditions for driving a backlash against “democratic incumbents” around the world.
America is not “immune” to forces working against democracy, they added.
Apparently not learning from the mistakes of the election campaign, the Obamas are more or less implying that Trump is an authoritarian figure who benefited from the public’s anger.
“America has been through a lot over the last few years — from a historic pandemic and price hikes resulting from the pandemic to rapid change and the feeling a lot of folks have that, no matter how hard they work, treading water is the best they can do,” the Obamas said.
“Those conditions have created headwinds for democratic incumbents around the world, and last night showed that America is not immune.”
Harris finally conceded defeat on Wednesday.
She disappeared on Election Night, waiting hours after Trump’s victory became clear in the early morning.
In her statement, Harris took pointed jabs at Trump over his alleged refusal to honor a peaceful transfer of power in 2021.
link
