Obama in Miami: Trashing Trump, ripping Rubio
Source: miamiherald.com
Hillary Clinton
October 20, 2016 5:15 PM
Obama in Miami: Trashing Trump, ripping Rubio
President Obama had a rally for democratic nominee Hillary Clinton at Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens on Oct. 20, 2016. Jose A. Iglesias Miami Herald
By Patricia Mazzei and Amy Sherman
The political cavalry arrived Thursday for Patrick Murphy. His name was Barack Obama.
Obama swaggered into Miami Gardens purportedly for Hillary Clinton, the potential sentinel of his White House legacy. He’s in an unusual position for a sitting president: He’s more popular than his selected successor, who’s more than eager for him to act as her most prominent stand-in, especially to African Americans.
But polls show Clinton leading Donald Trump in Florida, which some political prognosticators have placed in the light blue “lean Democratic” column, no longer a toss-up.
So Obama did what he had to do. He ripped Trump for refusing to say during Wednesday night’s debate if he’ll accept the Nov. 8 election results — and for quipping Thursday in Ohio that he’ll accept the results “if I win.”
“That is not a joking matter,” Obama told the capacity crowd of 2,800 at Florida Memorial University’s athletic arena. “I want everybody to pay attention here — that is dangerous. Because when you try to sow seeds of doubt in people’s minds about the legitimacy of our elections, that undermines our democracy. Then, you are doing the work of our adversaries for them.”.....................................
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Nice article --worth the time to read.
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