Inside Obama's secret meetings with 2020 contenders
Barack Obama has in recent months met with at least nine prospective 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden and Deval Patrick, pulling them in for one-on-one sessions at his Washington office.
All the meetings were arranged quietly, without even some close advisers to the people involved being told of the conversations, in part because of how much Obama bristles at his private meetings becoming public knowledge. All have been confirmed to POLITICO by multiple people who have been briefed on the secretive sit-downs.
The meetings have been at Obama’s personal office on the third floor of the World Wildlife Fund building in D.C.’s West End neighborhood, and they show how a stream of ambitious, searching politicians are looking for guidance and support from the man who has remained the reluctant leader of the Democratic Party, eager to be involved, though not directly. He's not making any promises of support, though, and is not expected to endorse in the 2020 race until after a nominee has emerged.
Obama so far has avoided direct conflict with President Donald Trump — save for a few public statements criticizing his moves attempting to dismantle the Iran nuclear deal, Obamacare and the protection program for Dreamers, though without naming Trump.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/11/obama-2020-elections-sanders-warren-635165
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Why does this sound like an amateur scoop?
"All the meetings were arranged quietly, without even some close advisers to the people involved being told of the conversations, in part because of how much Obama bristles at his private meetings becoming public knowledge.
All have been confirmed to POLITICO by multiple people who have been briefed on the secretive sit-downs. "
So Politico was privy to super duper secret info about the meetings that even their own adviser's didn't know about!! Wow that's kinda unbelievable, in a few ways.
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All the meetings were arranged quietly, without even some close advisers to the people involved being told of the conversations
Wow Politico, stirring up shit already..I call bullshit on this piece
So did Obama meet with any other potential candidates or just the 3 selected for this promo piece?
Money & Media..see how it works?
Nice of Politico to add the disclaimer to their super duper secret scoop "He's not making any promises of support, though, and is not expected to endorse in the 2020 race until after a nominee has emerged. "
So Politico got all this from those multiple people , who knew before even the candidates closest advisors...
Its bullshit promo piece...disguised as a private scoop.
Politico got the private scoop before...wait..isn't this what people said about Mensch?
Haaa haaaa
