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☆ Prominent Biden loyalists suggest he should step down
  + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Read previewFor months, Democrats have rallied behind President Joe Biden, insisting that in private moments he is energetic and up for the job. David AxelrodDavid Axelrod, a former Obama staffer, said the GOP will be in trouble if another Democrat replaces Biden as the nominee. He confronted the question on nearly every Democrat's mind: whether Biden should drop out of the race. The Pod GuysThough typically loyal to Biden, the hosts of the hugely popular podcast are saying that Biden should, at the very least, consider stepping aside. Kristof implored the president to leave his successor in the hands of delegates at the Democratic National Convention.
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☆ Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the stakes of the midterms are 'incredibly high,' with abortion access, Social Security, and Medicare on the line
  + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Isabella Zavarise | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
AOC said the stakes of the midterms are "incredibly high" if Republicans take the House. The party will roll back access to abortion and cut funding for Medicare and Social Security, she said. "It's very serious," she said on the "Pod Save America" podcast on Tuesday. "The stakes of this midterm are so incredibly high," Ocasio-Cortez told the podcast's hosts and former Barack Obama staffers Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor. In September, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy unveiled the GOP's 2023 "Commitment to America" platform, which would create stricter rules around abortion and potentially cut spending on Social Security and Medicare.
☆ Obama says he still views his job as uplifting the next generation of Democrats — as a former aide joked about the 'Silent Generation' leading the party
  + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
"Pod Save America" co-host Jon Lovett joked with Obama about the age of the nation's leaders. Lovett quipped whether the next generation of leadership Obama talks about was "The Silent Generation. "Did you intend on that to be the Silent Generation?" One possible explanation is that as president, Obama presided over two disastrous midterms for his party that greatly depleted Democrat's bench to draw on for bigger races. Now, with his former vice president in the Oval Office, the 44th president said he can focus on the next generation of leaders.
☆ Obama says 'a lot of voters' got 'complacent' when Roe v. Wade was the law of the land
  + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Former President Obama said "a lot of voters" became "complacent" when Roe v. Wade was the law. Obama remarked on Roe and the Supreme Court during a recent episode of "Pod Save America." Roe v. Wade. Obama successfully nominated two justices to the Supreme Court during his presidency — Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan — who were part of the minority of justices who sought to keep Roe in place. In 2017, then-President Donald Trump would go on to successfully nominate conservative Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, and later selected Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.
☆ Obama says Putin has 'isolated' Russia and 'consolidated decision-making' to a greater extent than during the Soviet era
  + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Obama said he was concerned about the "weak" level of communication between Washington and Moscow. He said Putin has "consolidated decision-making" to a greater extent than during the Cold War. The ex-president made the comments on the Obama administration alum-run podcast "Pod Save America." "Lines of communication between the White House and the Kremlin are probably as weak as they have been in a very long time. I think Putin has consolidated decision-making to a degree that we haven't seen even during the Soviet era."
☆ Obama says he 'used to get into trouble' for being 'too professorial' while discussing policy matters as president: 'That's not how people think about these issues'
  + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Obama said he sometimes got into "trouble" for being "too professorial" while in the White House. The ex-president said on "Pod Save America" he was sometimes wordy when discussing policy matters. "That's not how people think about these issues," he said during a newly-released podcast episode. And that's not how people think about these issues," Obama told hosts Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor — all former staffers in his administration. He went on to win the 2008 election — becoming the first Black president in the country's history — and was reelected in 2012.
☆ Obama says conservative media 'has a lock' on molding GOP candidates: 'People will vote for DeSantis even if I'm not sure that they would really have a great time' with him
  + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Former President Obama recently compared a big difference in how the two parties vet candidates. While on "Pod Save America," Obama said DeSantis can win votes via a conservative media ecosystem. Obama spoke of John Fetterman's relatability, while opining that DeSantis' demeanor was dissimilar. "Those qualities don't seem to always apply to successful Republican candidates," Obama told hosts Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor, all former Obama staffers. The dominant narratives there are so powerful that people will vote for DeSantis even if I'm not sure that they would really have a great time."
☆ Obama praises John Fetterman as someone with whom you can 'have a normal conversation,' says the Pennsylvania Democrat has 'some sense of how the rest of America lives'
  + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Former President Barack Obama said John Fetterman has "some sense of how the rest of America lives." During an episode of "Pod Save America," Obama lauded the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate hopeful. Obama said people feel as though Fetterman's views are "informed by his real-life experiences." And former President Barack Obama on a recent podcast praised Fetterman as an authentic messenger who is able to connect with ordinary people. —Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) October 15, 2022Obama, in lauding Fetterman, went on to say that there are "certain values that he cares about" and that "he cares about people."
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