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Ron Filipkowski: This reminds me a lot of Obama 2006. (Original Post) highplainsdem 21 hrs ago OP
Another similarity to Obama in 2006: Fiendish Thingy 21 hrs ago #1
Yes! SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #2
I so like this guy UpInArms 21 hrs ago #3
He is a very good speaker.... Lovie777 21 hrs ago #4
I have been impressed by what I have seen and read about him Skittles 21 hrs ago #5
Kick dalton99a 21 hrs ago #6
Why is it when men make speeches people swoon and say they should be POTUS but Pris 21 hrs ago #7
it is very sad but true commentary on the actua state of respect for women in our society. not sure when it is going to somaticexperiencing 19 hrs ago #11
And when women do run for president they have to prove WHY they want to run. betsuni 18 hrs ago #14
Obama's style has inspired at least a handful of the younger gen Dems and Ossoff is definitely one of them. FascismIsDeath 21 hrs ago #8
He is staggeringly good. mr715 20 hrs ago #9
He is reaching his stride. Bluetus 19 hrs ago #10
this is very good stuff. thank you. and quoting the founding principles is a good talking point to stand on over and somaticexperiencing 19 hrs ago #12
Donate to Jon with our DU ActBlue link Omaha Steve 19 hrs ago #13
that is a beautful sentiment about "our ideas" LymphocyteLover 1 hr ago #15
snif I See a Democrat justaprogressive 1 hr ago #16

Fiendish Thingy

(24,232 posts)
1. Another similarity to Obama in 2006:
Sun May 31, 2026, 08:36 PM
21 hrs ago

Obama wasn’t even mentioned in 2006 pre-midterm presidential polling…

Lovie777

(23,929 posts)
4. He is a very good speaker....
Sun May 31, 2026, 08:40 PM
21 hrs ago

the Democratic Party do have good speakers and politicians that do care.

That “woke and D.E.I. Helps.

Pris

(169 posts)
7. Why is it when men make speeches people swoon and say they should be POTUS but
Sun May 31, 2026, 09:10 PM
21 hrs ago

Last edited Sun May 31, 2026, 10:04 PM - Edit history (1)

that rarely happens for women.

This is how women get pushed out of races: people fall in love with men who make speeches and hope they become president.

11. it is very sad but true commentary on the actua state of respect for women in our society. not sure when it is going to
Sun May 31, 2026, 10:59 PM
19 hrs ago

break in the right direction.

betsuni

(29,354 posts)
14. And when women do run for president they have to prove WHY they want to run.
Sun May 31, 2026, 11:22 PM
18 hrs ago

They're not really believed -- pundits will put on their Serious Face and say, but do we really know why she's running for president, does she even know, is she qualified, can we trust her, is she likable, do we even really know her.

FascismIsDeath

(277 posts)
8. Obama's style has inspired at least a handful of the younger gen Dems and Ossoff is definitely one of them.
Sun May 31, 2026, 09:14 PM
21 hrs ago

mr715

(4,376 posts)
9. He is staggeringly good.
Sun May 31, 2026, 09:22 PM
20 hrs ago

And yeah, I'd happily vote for him in a primary. I am usually pretty reticent on that this early in the cycle.

Bluetus

(3,153 posts)
10. He is reaching his stride.
Sun May 31, 2026, 10:20 PM
19 hrs ago

And his instincts are good. This is an "Enough is enough" moment. Even for millions of MAGA people, they have seen enough.

We don't have to win every last MAGA creature. There are 40 million who voted for Trump and now having second thoughts.

12. this is very good stuff. thank you. and quoting the founding principles is a good talking point to stand on over and
Sun May 31, 2026, 11:01 PM
19 hrs ago

over and over again.

to get us back to core values and out of greed is good, which somehow has become a mantra

greed is not good. self-interest is good and well-acknowledged in "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

but also acknowledged in the original papers is "the common good", without which we all will fall.

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