Former President Barack Obama urged Democrats at a fundraiser with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to focus on regaining the House and telling a "better story" to voters.

“The short-term strategy is, win the House of Representatives,” stated the former president, garnering applause. “Because that’s going to be the circuit breaker that will give us control of one major component of the federal government. With that as a bulwark, we’re now able to block some of the worst impulses that are coming out of this White House.”

The former president laid out a two-pronged strategy for Democrats: to reclaim a House majority next year, and to work on honing the party’s messaging in the coming years.

“Long term, let’s tell a story, a better story about who we are as Americans and what we share,” Obama said, according to excerpts shared with CBS News. “We have to tell the story that makes people who feel outside that process, we’ve got to bring them back in.”

  • Count042@lemmy.mlEnglish
    4211·
    1 day ago

    We got Biden because Obama interfered in the primaries when it looked like Sanders was going to win.

    Rumor amongst the political class is that he was motivated by wanting to preserve his legacy, rather than let someone upstage him.

    Fuck Obama. We’re exactly where we are, in part, because of him.

      • Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip
        2·
        15 hours ago

        You might not remember because, despite being the top first or second choice the entire primary, corporate media would often not mention him in lieu of the 11 or so other candidates running, or if they did would mention him last. Meanwhile Biden was not even top 5 until an orchestrated drop out scheme

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        29·
        1 day ago

        He was? In the primaries?

        Bloomberg made a run just to try to prevent him from winning. Then all establishment candidates stepped back at once to endorse Biden, and there was a smear thing coming from Warren…

        Is my memory wrong over here?

        • TronBronson@lemmy.world
          16·
          17 hours ago

          I don’t remember much of Sanders in 2020. It was 2016 when he was a front runner. The DNC said “it’s her turn” and went with Hillary. The sanders voters went with Joe Rogan and trump. I really don’t remember Bernie being a strong candidate in 2020 like he was in 2016.