{"id":2508093,"date":"2025-11-07T14:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-emboldened-obama-appears-on-pod-save-america-for-victory-lap\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T14:41:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:41:40","slug":"newly-emboldened-obama-appears-on-pod-save-america-for-victory-lap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newly-emboldened-obama-appears-on-pod-save-america-for-victory-lap\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly emboldened Obama appears on Pod Save America for victory lap"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fnewly-emboldened-obama-appears-on-pod-save-america-for-victory-lap%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=2508093&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--><p>Former President Barack Obama made a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >live appearance<\/a> on the show *Pod Save America* to celebrate recent Democratic election victories. He campaigned actively in the 2025 gubernatorial races, supporting winners Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and abigail Spanberger (D-VA), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norway-defends-euthanizing-walrus-that-got-too-famous\/\" title=\"Norway Defends Euthanizing Walrus That Got Too Famous\">drawing large crowds<\/a> in Newark and Norfolk. Following their decisive wins, Obama praised these candidates and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as representing a forward-looking vision. Reflecting on the previous year&#8217;s disappointment after Kamala Harris&#8217;s loss in the 2024 presidential election,Obama emphasized the importance of unity and genuine engagement among Americans despite political differences. He urged Democrats to maintain momentum and continue working toward dignity, respect, and common purpose in the country.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Newly emboldened Obama pops up on Pod Save America live show for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-sportsman-in-chief-trumps-playbook-for-winning-americas-games-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"The sportsman in chief: Trump\u2019s playbook for winning ...\u2019s games - Washington Examiner\">election victory lap<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2395711\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\">Barack Obama<\/a> appeared in a live taping of <em>Pod Save America<\/em> on Thursday, celebrating the Democratic victories in Tuesday&rsquo;s elections.<\/p>\n<p>Obama flexed his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3876404\/obama-star-power-burns-bright-one-year-harris-disappointment\/\">political influence<\/a> in the 2025 gubernatorial elections, successfully stumping for Govs.-elect <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mikie-sherrill\/\">Mikie Sherrill <\/a>(D-NJ) and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abigail-spanberger\/\">Abigail Spanberger<\/a> (D-VA) in the lead-up to Election Day. He drew massive crowds in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3871839\/obama-new-jersey-glorious-example-for-nation-governor-race\/\">Newark<\/a>, New Jersey, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3869245\/obama-aims-at-trump-virginia-spanberger-event\/\">Norfolk<\/a>, Virginia, as he encouraged voters to show up for each of the affordability-focused Democratic gubernatorial nominees.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3879327\/kathy-hochul-hammers-elise-stefanik-trump-sell-out-republican-governor-bid\/\">Hochul hammers Stefanik as Trump &#8216;sellout&#8217; after Republican launches governor bid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3879167\/montana-democrat-sent-violent-threats-tim-sheehy-loses-election-job\/\">Montana Democrat who sent violent threats to Tim Sheehy loses her election and job<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3879235\/salena-zito-democrats-stole-trump-playbook-2025-election\/\">Salena Zito says Democrats stole from Trump&rsquo;s playbook throughout 2025 elections<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>After Sherrill and Spanberger each took their races by 13.5 and 14.4 percentage points, respectively, Obama joined <em>Pod Save America<\/em>, whose hosts are his former administration staffers, in a victory lap. The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-calls-for-special-counsel-to-investigate-the-2020-presidential-election\/\" title=\"President Trump Calls for Special Counsel to Investigate the 2020 Presidential ...\">president called<\/a> on Democrats to keep the momentum moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tuesday was nice, but we&rsquo;ve got a lot of work to do,&rdquo; Obama said. &ldquo;Our job is to say that we want everybody engaged, and we want to have a conversation about how to make sure that every person in this country is treated with dignity and respect.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He called Spanberger, Sherrill, and New York Mayor-elect <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/zohran-mamdani\/\">Zohran Mamdani<\/a> &ldquo;all part of a vision for the future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Just one year ago, Obama released a more somber statement following then-Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s loss to Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Obama, who stumped for Harris in 2024, wrote in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/barackobama.medium.com\/our-statement-on-the-2024-presidential-election-c3780e5f8008\">statement<\/a> following Election Day, &ldquo;This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3876404\/obama-star-power-burns-bright-one-year-harris-disappointment\/\">OBAMA SHOWS HIS STAR POWER STILL BURNS BRIGHT ONE YEAR ON FROM HARRIS DISAPPOINTMENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He emphasized a message of unity, saying people need to make sure &ldquo;that we&rsquo;re getting along not in some cliche, phony way, but in a genuine, deep way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We recognize, yeah, we have differences, and yes, there are fights that are going to have to be fought, but that deep down, there is something core in us that we have in common, that is extraordinary and that America, at its best, leans in to this notion of <em>E pluribus unum<\/em>,&rdquo; Obama <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BarackObama\/status\/1986645723287351455\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obama celebrates Dem wins on Pod Save America live show<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2508094,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25305709578439-e1762115828631.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6234,5315,66698,32171,32900],"class_list":["post-2508093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-interview","tag-obama","tag-pod-save-america","tag-political-commentary","tag-victory-lap"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25305709578439-e1762115828631.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2508093"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2508097,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508093\/revisions\/2508097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2508094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2508093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2508093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2508093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}