{"id":2201262,"date":"2024-03-18T15:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T19:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-has-terrible-judgment-but-he-was-right-about-one-thing\/"},"modified":"2024-03-18T15:25:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T19:25:31","slug":"obama-has-terrible-judgment-but-he-was-right-about-one-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-has-terrible-judgment-but-he-was-right-about-one-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"While often criticized for his decisions, Obama did get one thing right"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fobama-has-terrible-judgment-but-he-was-right-about-one-thing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2201262&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>A Look Back: \u2062The Obama-Clinton-Biden \u2063Dynamic of 2016<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<p>            Getty Images<br \/>\n        \u200d<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>        The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-debrief-with-david-mark-will-a-third-indictment-affect-trumps-campaign\/\" title=\"Will Trump's campaign be impacted by a third indictment?\">political\u2062 landscape<\/a> of 2016 \u2063revealed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theologian-warns-woke-pastors-are-preaching-neo-racism-they-think-the-ultimate-medal-they-can-win-is-to-offend-no-one\/\" title=\"Theologian Warns Woke Pastors Are Preaching Neo-Racism: \u2018They Think The Ultimate Medal They Can Win Is To Offend No One\u2018\">stark choice<\/a> within the Democratic \u2064ranks, \u200bone that still resonates with Joe Biden: \u2062Barack\u200c Obama&#8217;s backing of Hillary Clinton over him. Biden&#8217;s lingering\u200d frustration surfaced once again during\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rosenstein-wait-see-what-john-durham-finds-on-crossfire-hurricane\/\" title=\"Rosenstein: Wait, see what John Durham finds on Crossfire Hurricane\">candid conversation<\/a> with Special Counsel Robert Hur about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/roger-stone-announces-he-will-sue-those-who-arrested-him-and-put-him-in-front-of-a-kangaroo-court\/\" title=\"Roger Stone Announces He Will Sue Those Who Arrested Him and Put Him In Front of a Kangaroo Court\">classified documents<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<h3>The 2016 \u200bEndorsement That Stung<\/h3>\n<p>        \u200c       &#8220;There\u200b were plenty\u200d encouraging \u200cme to run&#8230; except [Obama],&#8221;\u2064 Biden reflected, his recollection supported by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/transcripts-of-hur-interview-confirm-bidens-memory-lapses-with-special-counsel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview transcripts<\/a><\/strong>. Obama believed Clinton had the upper\u2062 hand, a stance that \u2064time would contest.\n    <\/p>\n<h3>When History Repeats \u200dItself<\/h3>\n<p>        \u2064    Despite the upset of 2016, Obama persisted in\u2063 2020, cautioning Biden: &#8220;You don&#8217;t\u2063 have to do this, Joe, you\u200c really don\u2019t.&#8221;\u2062 His words, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/obama-biden-warning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a><\/strong>  \u200d with a hint \u2064of\u200c foresight, would \u2064precede Biden&#8217;s eventual\u2064 triumph \u200bagainst Donald \u200cTrump.<br \/>\n \u200c\n    <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why Obama\u2019s Bet on Beto Fell Short<\/li>\n<li>Obama\u2019s Financial Support \u2013 Or \u2062Lack Thereof \u2013\u2063 in\u200c Biden\u2019s Campaign<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Obama\u2019s Missteps and Moment of Clarity<\/h3>\n<p>        Obama&#8217;s \u200bsupport\u200c shifted\u2064 from Clinton to O&#8217;Rourke, whose presidential bid collapsed long\u200d before the primaries. His\u2064 political foresight has been questioned, yet it was Obama who presciently warned of\u200c underestimating Biden&#8217;s \u2062potential to disrupt the status quo.\n    <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>        \u2063  \u2064 \u200c    He \u200ctried to warn Democrats\u2063 (and the rest of us)\u2062 in 2020 not \u200bto &#8220;underestimate Joe&#8217;s ability to f\u2014 things up.&#8221;<br \/>\n \u2062   \u2063\n    <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Today\u2019s\u2064 Relevance of Obama\u2019s Political Views<\/h3>\n<p>        \u200c        Regardless of past \u200dpredictions, Obama&#8217;s current political relevance is debated. His focus seems to have shifted, with new endeavors in the \u200crealms of entertainment and literature. Yet, his \u2064opinions, particularly on prospective electoral \u2064outcomes, draw skepticism.<br \/>\n   \u200d\n    <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Obama&#8217;s Shift to Entertainment and Literature<\/li>\n<li>The Skeptical\u2063 View on Obama&#8217;s Political Commentary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President, viewed as narcissistic, favored Hillary Clinton over Joe Biden in the 2016 race, a choice that still irks Biden. 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