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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Feb 18, 2019, 09:37 AM Feb 2019

Obama Quietly Gives Advice to 2020 Hopefuls


February 18, 2019 at 5:43 am EST By Taegan Goddard

“A secret meeting of former President Barack Obama’s financial backers convened in Washington early this month: Organized by David Jacobson and John Phillips, Mr. Obama’s former ambassadors to Canada and Italy, the group interviewed an array of 2020 presidential candidates and debated whether to throw their wealth behind one or two of them,” the New York Times reports.

“Mr. Obama had no role in the event, but it unfolded in his political shadow: As presidential hopefuls like Senators Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Amy Klobuchar and Sherrod Brown auditioned before them, the donors wondered aloud whether Mr. Obama might signal a preference in the race.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2019/02/18/obama-quietly-gives-advice-to-2020-hopefuls/
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Obama Quietly Gives Advice to 2020 Hopefuls (Original Post) DonViejo Feb 2019 OP
If Biden runs, Obama would back Joe Biden. democratisphere Feb 2019 #1
He wouldn't do that in the primary. irresistable Feb 2019 #2
I think Obama would back Biden; perhaps not officially. democratisphere Feb 2019 #3
I miss having a real POTUS Gothmog Feb 2019 #4
Love that he is actively coaching our candidates.... Bayard Feb 2019 #5

Bayard

(22,051 posts)
5. Love that he is actively coaching our candidates....
Mon Feb 18, 2019, 01:08 PM
Feb 2019

I hope our next prez will continue to seek his advice.

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