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.”

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago

      The very end?

      You saying people can’t follow logic to it’s logical conclusion…

      Because you don’t agree with it? Then try to use logic.

      Don’t just insist that reality was different so you get your warm and fuzzies.

      And absolut shit ton of people were ringing alarm bells not just in 2016 during the primary, but back in 2008 when Obama and the party instead of seizing it.

      It’s oke you just started paying attention, I’m sincerely glad. But stop fucking acting like nothing was realized before you personally did so that’s the shit trump does with his “nobody knows” and you won’t stop saying “nobody knew” despite a shit ton of us, and we weren’t exactly shy about it.

      • Hackworth@piefed.caEnglish
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        1 day ago

        This is not a puzzle I’m trying to get you to solve. You needn’t hypothesize about intention or my experience or alternate histories. I’m literally saying:

        In a well America, should [Clinton and Harris] still have beaten Trump handily? Absolutely. We’re not well, as a nation, and you can’t lay that at Obama’s feet.

        The issues people have with Clinton and Harris, however valid they may be, do not amount to a reason to vote for Trump or refrain from voting. That is the disconnect from reality that I’m addressing.

        • PowerCrazy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          21 hours ago

          In a “well” nation, clinton and harris should have never been considered as candidates for the nominal “progressive party.” They hsould have nevre been secretary of State nor Vice President, let alone senators. The disconnect you have in blaming anyone except the private corporation that appointed them is something you should reflect upon.