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What made Obama electable?

by Romulox, Thursday, March 05, 2026, 14:19 (144 days ago) @ NDinVA

How did he win in 2008 in a landslide without the endorsement of the Cheney family?

I think most of those potential candidates’ problems are that they are mediocre politicians with uninspiring messages.

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Dave Wasserman has seen enough - Jack, 2026-03-03, 19:24
- Good for Dems. Crockett is not a threat to GOP. - San Pedro, 2026-03-04, 04:40
  - Jasmine Crockett is my Member of Congress - Captains Corner, 2026-03-04, 19:49
    - While I agree there's definitely components there of both - GloveND, 2026-03-05, 09:38
    - Looking ahead to '28, what Democrat isn't "unelecteble"? - NDinVA, 2026-03-05, 08:15
      - What made Obama electable? - Romulox, 2026-03-05, 14:19
        
        Yes - Regular Joseph, 2026-03-05, 16:06
      - Mamdani was born in Uganda. - nedhead, 2026-03-05, 13:41
        
        That’s OK.Obama was born in Kenya. - NDinVA, 2026-03-06, 00:00
      - Pritzker may be able to avoid that tag - ndbk32, 2026-03-05, 11:26
        
        He'd be an interesting case on a national level - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-03-05, 12:10
        
        Isn't that what they'd say about everyone? - nedhead, 2026-03-05, 14:14
      - Andy Beshear? - GloveND, 2026-03-05, 09:32
        
        Worked for Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, and would have - Jack, 2026-03-05, 10:49
        
        Confused, I think he was 20 years old when Clinton - GloveND, 2026-03-05, 12:23
        
        I think he's referring to the strategy - ndbk32, 2026-03-05, 12:33
        
        I'm clearly slow, makes sense - GloveND, 2026-03-05, 13:39
    - Yes, thanks for saying this. - Regular Joseph, 2026-03-05, 07:22
      - Is acknowledging racism a racist stance? - ndbk32, 2026-03-05, 11:33
        
        Texas was one of the nastiest slaveocracies at one point. - PMan, 2026-03-06, 11:21
        
        I don’t think it is. A bit surprised at the response I got - San Pedro, 2026-03-05, 14:07
        
        I didn't mean anything as a personal attack - Regular Joseph, 2026-03-05, 16:04
      - the shorthand profiles of Talarico as a "Dem Christian" - Jay, 2026-03-05, 08:46
        
        Might be how to win in Texas. More power to him - Jack, 2026-03-05, 10:50
    - I’m glad you brought this up - Jay, 2026-03-04, 20:23
  - I haven't followed this race much - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-03-04, 06:07
    - I'm a fan of hers. - Silk, 2026-03-04, 07:26
      - Exactly. She has a great skillset for the HOR. Just like - BillyGoat, 2026-03-04, 07:29
    - I don't think she's a coalition builder - San Pedro, 2026-03-04, 06:21
      - That type of rhetoric is kind of part of the tradition of - BillyGoat, 2026-03-04, 07:25
      - The MTG exchange was one thing - MattG, 2026-03-04, 06:46
        
        It doesn't even rate in the top 1000 of 'career-ender' - KGB, 2026-03-04, 08:51
        
        Agreed. - San Pedro, 2026-03-04, 07:11
        
        She has branded herself a “fighter” - Dallasdomer, 2026-03-04, 07:19
      - I find it amazing - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-03-04, 06:33
        
        Some people want to watch the world burn… - atxND, 2026-03-04, 07:23
        
        I'm actually in Austin. My company is putting on a - BillyGoat, 2026-03-04, 07:27
        
        Hope you’re enjoying the weather… - atxND, 2026-03-04, 12:25
        
        It ain’t over yet… - atxND, 2026-03-04, 07:36
        
        I can't tell how that one ends - GloveND, 2026-03-04, 08:48
        
        There’s another question if Cornyn wins the runoff - Jack, 2026-03-04, 17:42
        
        Trump expected to endorse Cornyn… - atxND, 2026-03-04, 12:24
        
        Even more amazing - Dallasdomer, 2026-03-04, 07:17
- More total votes in Dem primary thus far -- - omahadomer, 2026-03-03, 20:32
  - Texas Dems voted for electability - Dallasdomer, 2026-03-04, 00:42

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