Recently former President Obama frowned darkly on about half of the Democratic coalition. Obama said:
“The average American doesn't think we have to completely tear down the system and remake it. And I think it's important for us not to lose sight of that,” Obama said. “There are a lot of persuadable voters and there are a lot of Democrats out there who just want to see things make sense. They just don't want to see crazy stuff. They want to see things a little more fair, they want to see things a little more just. And how we approach that I think will be important.”
I'm struck by the idea of the average American. That person would be a middle-aged woman of mixed race in her second marriage (in my opinion). She voted twice for Obama.
Perhaps President Obama hopes to unite the Democratic coalition (right wing Democrats, centrists, left wing Democrats, progressive independents, women, youth, minorities, organized labor) behind a slogan like "Make things a little more fair." But will that ignite the voting base and increase turnout? Or might Obama hurt this effort by calling the positions of social democrats like AOC "crazy stuff"? She doesn't seem all that crazy to me. I like her.
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