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Onlooker

(5,636 posts)
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 03:35 AM Apr 2016

Maybe Obama is supporting Bernie?

Let's face it, it's certainly possible that Obama promised Hillary SoS in return for her strong endorsement in 2008, and it's quite possible he even said he would support her for president this year, and he does seem to be more supportive of her than of Bernie. But, the email scandal .... I don't think it's really much of a scandal, but could the Obama administration move any slower? It's been 8 months since the FBI started its investigation, and by most counts there are up to 50 FBI agents on the case. The government is spending a fortune investigating this, after the matter has already been investigated by the Congress, the MSM, and various special interest groups (some of whom continue to investigate it). The longer it takes to resolve this issue, the better it is for Bernie, not Hillary. As long as the email scandal unfolds in dribs and drabs, there is not way for Hillary to get past the scandal. You would think that if the Obama administration was supporting Hillary they would want this to unfold quickly, and get the matter into the hands of Justice Department, which would make the call on whether to indict her. At any rate, regardless, the email scandal is certainly playing to Bernie's favor. Not only does Hillary risk indictment, but it helps reinforce questions about her character. Certainly, somewhere deep inside Obama, the community organizer still resides, and one has to believe that at least that part of Obama must be rooting for Bernie.

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Maybe Obama is supporting Bernie? (Original Post) Onlooker Apr 2016 OP
I actually like this post.. RepubliCON-Watch Apr 2016 #1
Yeah, you would think they would be in a hurry to wrap it up. davidpdx Apr 2016 #2

davidpdx

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2. Yeah, you would think they would be in a hurry to wrap it up.
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 06:16 AM
Apr 2016

It's hard to tell exactly what is happening though. Will it fade out slowly or be a political earthquake?

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