r/politics • u/Silent-Resort-3076 America • 1d ago

Soft Paywall Obama and Harris publicly rebuke Trump’s second term actions

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/04/politics/obama-harris-rebuke-trump/index.html
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u/JulioGrandeur 1d ago

Have you ever been turned down for a job? Did you show up the next day ready to work? No.

All these people asking “where is Kamala” yet many of them either didnt vote for Kamala or didn’t vote at all.

If her presence was so important to you, you shouldn’t have voted for her 🤷‍♂️. But you’re totally okay scapegoating her when she’s not the one ruining the economy and shredding the constitution

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u/blsharpley 1d ago

When your job is to get people to buy into you and your policies then yes. It doesn’t stop. And that’s why Trump beat her; he’s been running a campaign for a straight decade. And I’m saying this as a Kamala supporter, someone who’s voted straight Democrat for almost 20 years, and will likely never vote for a Republican. They simply campaign better.

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u/Chriskills 1d ago

And who’s gonna pay them to do this? You want them to be leaders for free? You know it costs a lot of money to lead right? You need air time, places to hold rallies, etc. Do they just foot those bills?

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u/blsharpley 1d ago

Last I checked social media posts were free. Posting a video to YouTube or TikTok was free. Giving interviews are free (and often they’re even paid to give speeches). So yes, again, that’s the bare minimum.

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u/Chriskills 1d ago

Such an odd take. It only makes sense to you because Trump has become a cult of personality. We should not want that to be the norm. When a politician retires, they should be allowed to retire or step away from the spotlight without an expectation that they carry the future of the party for the rest of their lives.

Further, them doing so takes oxygen out of the room for new comers.