
		July 02 2018

Barack Obama Urges Democrats to Try to Sound More Like Him in 2018

Jim Geraghty

Making the click-through worthwhile: Former president Barack Obama offers some self-serving advice to his fellow Democrats; why the headline "Mexico election results promise sweeping change" sounds so familiar; and a reminder that William F. Buckley's old sparring partner, Gore Vidal, got really cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs as the years passed.

Isn't Obama the Wrong Guy to Denounce Politics as Entertainment?

Michael Scherer of the Washington Post warns that Democrats had a bad week last week, and focuses upon a comment from former President Barack Obama:

Obama urged Democrats at a fundraiser in Beverly Hills on Thursday to aim their energies squarely on the ballot box in November, saying that "it is entirely within our power" to solve the political problems of the moment.

"All these people are out here kvetching and wringing their hands and ... Read More


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