Obama Says Democrats Have a ‘Harder Job’
Obama highlights the challenge Democrats face in building majorities and governing within norms versus Republicans who focus on dismantling structures, creating a political asymmetry.
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Obama claims Democrats face greater governing challenges than Republicans in current political climate
Former President Barack Obama said during a podcast on Saturday that Democrats have the "harder job" governing, and that Republicans have it easier because they just tear "stuff down.""Look, I think we have to acknowledge that we’ve got the harder job, right?" Obama said. "So we believe in government as a tool for good — for as a potential force to more jobs and as a way to make sure that the planet doesn’t roast. To make sure that as we move fo…
Obama Says Democrats Have a ‘Harder Job’
Former President Barack Obama argued Democrats have a “harder job” because they believe the government is a “tool for good” and should be used as such — unlike Republicans, who are “mean, tough, and nasty” and more focused on “tearing stuff down,” Mediaite reports. Said Obama: “We have to try to figure out how do we get working majorities to actually pass laws and to implement those laws and to make things happen. Tearing stuff down doesn’t requ…
Obama Claims Dems Have ‘Harder Job’ Than Republicans Because They’re Not As ‘Mean, Tough, and Nasty’
Former President Barack Obama argued Democrats have a “harder job” because they believe the government is a “tool for good” and should be used as such — unlike Republicans, who are “mean, tough, and nasty” and more focused on “tearing stuff down.” Obama shared his thoughts on the difference between Democrats and Republicans while on liberal podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast on Saturday. Cohen said he has had a hard time “reconciling” that it…
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