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Related: About this forumBarack Obama was the right person for the job in '08 & '12 just as Bernie is the right person now
President Obama has been doing an amazing job just as President Sanders will.
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Barack Obama was the right person for the job in '08 & '12 just as Bernie is the right person now (Original Post)
Rebkeh
Feb 2016
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(73,581 posts)1. Recommended!
Recently, my top associate said something very similar to me. She noted that there are some people who would almost always be appropriate to elect to a given office, and there are other people who would be the correct person to elect under specific circumstances.
Because context always matters in complex situations like this.
one_voice
(20,043 posts)3. I totally agree with this..
President Obama has been doing an amazing job
I wish more people saw it. I will be sad to see him go.
ProudToBeLiberal
(3,964 posts)4. Bernie Sanders is no Barack Obama. nt
Rebkeh
(2,450 posts)5. Of course not, he is his own man
Just like everybody else.
ProudToBeLiberal
(3,964 posts)7. I agree with you Rebkeh :). nt
Rebkeh
(2,450 posts)8. Oh, okay. I misunderstood
My bad.
Avalux
(35,015 posts)6. Agree! It's a progression, and I have goosebumps thinking about it. n/t