Obama is back and engaging, now on Roy Moore! Thank you Mr. President?

[egbertowillies]

Most know that Trump is a clear and present danger to America. The polls now reflect that. Fighting his policies both locally and domestically are existential. With that comes ensuring Trump is unable to get his posse into office that will, in fact, complete his fascist dictate. In that light, it is way overdue for President Obama to engage. Well, he has a second time in as many weeks.

Obama entered the Alabama Senatorial Special Election by lending his voice to encourage Alabamians to voter for Doug Jones.

https://egbertowillies.com/2017/12/11/obama-back-engaging-long-mr-president/

[DonViejo]

1. Ex-President's don't barge into local elections uninvited. eom

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. The tradition has been for ex-presidents to stay out of politics

and avoid criticising their successors. Obama was following that tradition, as have the presidents who preceded him. W took up oil painting and didn't utter a single negative word about Obama; Carter didn't bust on Reagan although he had good grounds to do so; Bush Sr. didn't dump on Bill Clinton. Mostly it just isn't done. I think Obama was holding back until it became incontrovertibly obvious that Trump was never going to improve and was actually getting worse by the day. But I'm glad to see him speaking out.

[Wellstone ruled]

5. That and the fact that Trump is

constantly trying to humiliate him 24/7. Mr. Obama warned the World as to what a Trump Presidency would look like. And his predictions are now coming into view and they are not pretty.

Obama and Holter have said they regret for not doing more for Voting Rights and Gerrymandering. They tried to work within the System,but the system chose not to be worked with .

[Irish_Dem]

6. Yes I think Obama knows more than we do and is alarmed.

Seems like everyone inside the beltway has more info than we do.

[PubliusEnigma]

3. My theory is he has been holding his tongue because he knows Trump is going down.

He can't be seen as orchestrating that.

[MrsCoffee]

4. Guess it's been a while since shade was thrown at Obama.

Hope this fills the quota.

[egbertowillies]

8. I get it. It was not the right title.

[egbertowillies]

7. I modified the title to better express my true sentiment. I also modified

the text to include the reality that ex-presidents don't generally engage. Though these are times existential to our democracy. Thanks for your comments (and direct contact

[gratuitous]

9. Well, it IS Alabama, which went for Romney 61-38 in 2012

I think if Obama had gotten involved earlier, it would have caused even more backlash. By holding back until the weekend before, I think Obama's appearance on the scene will be more energizing for Jones supporters and leave less time for Moore to react.

[OnDoutside]

10. I agree, it would have been red meat to the knuckleheads, who've been used to hating him.