{"id":2594048,"date":"2026-04-22T23:19:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T03:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obamas-shameless-hypocrisy-exposed-as-he-celebrates-democrats-virginia-power-grab\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T23:22:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T03:22:56","slug":"obamas-shameless-hypocrisy-exposed-as-he-celebrates-democrats-virginia-power-grab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obamas-shameless-hypocrisy-exposed-as-he-celebrates-democrats-virginia-power-grab\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama&#8217;s Shameless Hypocrisy Exposed as He Celebrates Democrats&#8217; Virginia Power Grab"},"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%2Fobamas-shameless-hypocrisy-exposed-as-he-celebrates-democrats-virginia-power-grab%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=2594048&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>The article argues that political principles should be enduring, not seasonal, and uses Barack Obama\u2019s recent remarks on Virginia\u2019s gerrymandered voting map as a case study of perceived opportunism in politics. Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Principles are meant to bind you even when it\u2019s inconvenient; treating them as branding when they\u2019re easy to defend undermines trust.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Obama\u2019s praise for the newly gerrymandered Virginia map, accompanied by a supportive tweet, is framed as selective outrage that signals opportunism rather than a consistent commitment to fair elections.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece contrasts this with Obama\u2019s past stance, highlighting his July 2020 critique of gerrymandering as evidence of a troubling flip in position, described as \u201cwhiplash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; It argues that when rules are applied only when they hurt one\u2019s opponents but ignored when they help one\u2019s own side,democratic norms erode and more gerrymandering becomes likely.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The conclusion asserts that the real problem is a mindset that defends outcomes over principles: if rules matter only when they constrain the other side, they were never genuine rules at all.<\/p>\n<p>the article contends that consistency in defending fair processes is essential to maintaining trust and democratic norms, warning that selective adherence to principles undermines the integrity of elections.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Principles aren&rsquo;t supposed to be seasonal.<\/p>\n<p>They&rsquo;re not winter coats you stash away when the weather changes, only to dust them off when it&rsquo;s politically convenient.<\/p>\n<p>The whole point of taking a stand &mdash; especially on something as foundational as fair elections &mdash; is that it binds you when it&rsquo;s inconvenient, not just when it&rsquo;s easy.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, it&rsquo;s not a principle at all. It&rsquo;s branding.<\/p>\n<p>And voters can tell the difference. They may not track every procedural nuance, but they recognize the smell of selective outrage.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>When the same tactic is condemned as democracy-ending one year and quietly (or enthusiastically) embraced the next, it reads as opportunism dressed up in moral language &mdash; the kind that erodes trust faster than any electoral map ever could.<\/p>\n<p>Which brings us to former President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>The 44th President of the United States raised quite a few eyebrows on Tuesday when he took to X to  a post praising the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-virginia-redistricting-map-passes-still-faces-significant-hurdle-becoming-official\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newly gerrymandered<\/a> Virginia voting map:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven&rsquo;t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Barack Obama (@BarackObama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama\/status\/2046757352733397038?\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Congratulations, Virginia!&rdquo; Obama said. &ldquo;Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven&rsquo;t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Alas, the internet brought some receipts of the former president.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Guess he didn&rsquo;t actually mean this. Shocker. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JDHFElWiNa\">https:\/\/t.co\/JDHFElWiNa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qlLNqqMDwR\">pic.twitter.com\/qlLNqqMDwR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MAZE (@mazemoore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mazemoore\/status\/2046638063401541927?\">April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former President Obama in July 2020:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For too long, gerrymandering has contributed to stalled progress and warped our representative government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&#128073;&#127995; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iCwLKmVicx\">https:\/\/t.co\/iCwLKmVicx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xtJ3DZ8ibb\">https:\/\/t.co\/xtJ3DZ8ibb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankLuntz\/status\/2046976632683196545?\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This guy is such a fraud. He went from backing independent commissions to backing gerrymandering. And all to benefit his party, which can&rsquo;t govern anyway. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WEytst8rTN\">https:\/\/t.co\/WEytst8rTN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joelpollak\/status\/2046759270629433633?\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This guy is such a fraud,&rdquo; California Post opinion editor Joel Pollak posted. &ldquo;He went from backing independent commissions to backing gerrymandering. And all to benefit his party, which can&rsquo;t govern anyway.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harsh, but more than a little true.<\/p>\n<p>As recently as six <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/was-kamalas-ancestor-a-notorious-slave-owner-this-resurfaced-family-discovery-could-ruin-her\/\" title=\"Was Kamala&#039;s Ancestor a Notorious Slave Owner? This Resurfaced Family Discovery Could Ruin Her\">years ago &#038;mdash<\/a>; so not exactly ancient history &mdash; Obama was dead-set against gerrymandering and all it entails. And now this horrifically gerrymandered map, which effectively gives the Democrats a 10-1 edge in Virginia, is the greatest thing since sliced bread to the former president.<\/p>\n<p>This is clearly just the latest example of the sort of about-face that has become depressingly common in modern politics. And it needs to be called out.<\/p>\n<p>This wasn&rsquo;t a subtle shift or a nuanced reconsideration of the trade-offs involved. It was a full-throated denunciation of gerrymandering when it hurt his side, followed by a full-throated celebration when it helped.<\/p>\n<p>That kind of whiplash proves the left&rsquo;s underlying &ldquo;principles&rdquo; were never all that principled to begin with.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s the real problem here. Once the standard becomes &ldquo;it&rsquo;s fine when we do it,&rdquo; you&rsquo;ve effectively abandoned the argument altogether.<\/p>\n<p>You&rsquo;re no <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >longer defending fair processes<\/a> or democratic norms, you&rsquo;re just defending outcomes. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-pennsylvania-problems-secret-gop-hopes-and-johnsons-headache-returns-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Pennsylvania problems, secret GOP hopes, and Johnson...s headache returns - Washington Examiner\">map isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t good because it&rsquo;s fair; it&rsquo;s good because it benefits the right team. Strip away the rhetoric, and what you&rsquo;re left with is a naked endorsement of power politics, where the only rule that matters is whether your side comes out ahead.<\/p>\n<p>That mindset all but guarantees more gerrymandering down the line. Because if one party treats it as a necessary evil while the other treats it as a moral imperative, the race to the bottom becomes inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>Look, norms don&rsquo;t erode in a vacuum; they collapse when influential figures signal that they&rsquo;re optional. And when someone with Obama&rsquo;s stature shrugs at that line &mdash; or steps right over it &mdash; it sends a message far louder than any past speech about fairness ever could.<\/p>\n<p>At some point, you either believe the rules matter, or you don&rsquo;t. 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