Fuzzy Bear
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« on: March 26, 2021, 09:48:26 PM » |
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If Obama lost the 2008 nomination and Hillary became President, Obama would be where Ted Cruz is right now. He'd have to stay in the Senate to be relevant, but the longer he stayed there, the more he'd be seen as a "politician". He MIGHT have run in 2016, but there would have been Hillary's VP to consider.
Obama isn't as abrasive as Cruz, but he would likely not have been overly popular with his colleagues. Cruz has mended SOME fences over time; Obama might have been able to do the same. But Obama's appeal was as something new and shiny in 2008. He'd have lost the luster, much as Cruz has.
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