US election 2020: Obama issues warning to 'revolutionary' Democrats
 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-50445743

Good point about how unrepresentative Twitter is.

This was a couple of days ago.

He shouldn't have done this as it calls his motives into question. Warren and Sanders are the biggest threat to, his baby, Obamacare. They're running on Medicare for all and I'm sure Obama wants to preserve his legacy.

Some of the left wing proposals are far too radical for the USA. Sorry to say, but the Americans I know are too entrenched in their ideology and not to open to this much change. I dont claim to speak to anyone other the guys who I know who treat their medicare like its a flash car and people should be envious. Then I tell them about our system and they think I'm lying. :shrug: I dont think America is ready to this much change.

Dont get me wrong, its Bernie all the way for me. I want a genuine battle between the left and right. It might set a president around the world if the left wins.

It's odd that the US and the UK appear to be living through parallel lives politically, the gulf between the choices for both countries is immense.

I think they should be aiming to appeal to the floating voters and veering off to the left is not going to do that. However, the next election is going to be different from the norm. If Trump is still in power, he will be cheating from every direction so who knows. I don't think he will even give up the presidency voluntarily if he loses

Republicans have lost most elections since the president won in 2016, including recent governorships in kentucky and louisiana, and yet I'm always amazed that no one ever tells republicans that they've veered too far right with the whole kids in cages, banning muslims, nazis are very fine people things. Yet progressive policies aimed at improving the lives of all americans are always pitched to imaginary trump voters for rejection, as though those racist crazies are going to vote for sanders or warren if they just act a bit more republican. If democrats are motivated and turn out, then they have the numbers to win. You know what will suppress turnout? Democrats acting like moderate republicans (like they even exist any more).

Obama is a centrist who preached a progressive message to get himself elected. Obama ran on universal healthcare and said his biggest regret was not sorting out the daca situation. Basically what he's warning others not to do.

Agree with both Slim and BOTs.

These billionaires getting into race is not good IMO. They're clearly going for the Biden vote and I fear that may lead to a weak sauce candidate like Amy Klobuchar getting the nomination. The media love her, she's been pushed as a sensible centrist candidate and its working. Her numbers have gone up over the past few months.

Genuine question... Do presidential candidates often make policy announcements during the primaries to appeal to their base of supporters, but end up dropping them when it comes to the election?

Because I remember Obama during the 2008 primary campaign proposed diverting the government funding for manned spaceflight to education, but the proposal was dropped later.

Biden has already altered his stance a bit on hearing responses. Also you may get candidates that will drop out and provide support if they take on some policies ... give them a job etc

All the time, it was alleged that in 2016 Hillary Clinton was changing her speeches and policies depending on which state she was in. She knew messages worked in different districts and she clearly was never going to implement everything she promised.