The remarks were striking after a campaign in which the Democrats declared Trump was unfit to serve and told voters the future of democracy was riding on their choice. The White House said Obama and Trump are expected to meet Thursday to discuss the handover of power and ongoing planning for the transition. Trump has vowed to rip up much of what Obama accomplished, including his signature health care law, the Iran nuclear deal and a painstakingly negotiated trade deal with Asia.
Plus, to join, people registered with names, phone numbers, and email addresses. Obama can keep after them to vote—and hang on to their data after the election, too. Obama is determined to end both. But getting involved has been tricky. For the last two weeks of the campaign, Obama will hit the trail, potentially adding joint appearances with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
Still, many Democrats are seeing less of their most popular leader than they were four years ago. He likes to pick his moments—to maximize his impact when he does speak, and to avoid triggering the president into a distracting tweetstorm and potentially overshadowing his Democratic successors. Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is also publicly weighing a run , after ruling it out earlier this year, because of concerns about Biden's ability to win the primary and go on to beat Trump.
Obama said Friday that debates within the party are good for the eventual nominee, and that losing states in had made him a better president. Obama's most stinging indictment of the party came during his warnings to its field of presidential candidates. He showed that he was closely watching the Democratic race, especially how the candidates were debating his legacy and policies he had enacted during his eight years in the White House.
I wouldn't run the same campaign today in this environment that I ran in , in part because we made enough progress since , of which I am very proud, that it moved what is possible," he said. I want them to push on and try more. He added: "So I don't take it as a criticism when people say, 'That is great, Obama did what he did and now we want to do more. Joe hasn't, but We try really hard to persuade people that we're right and then people vote.
And then if we lose, we learn from our mistakes, we do some reflection, we lick our wounds, we brush ourselves off, we get back in the arena, we go at it. We try even harder the next time. The point though is is that we all go forward with a presumption of good faith in our fellow citizens, because that presumption of good faith is essential to a vibrant and functioning democracy. That's how this country has moved forward for years.
It's how we've pushed boundaries and promoted freedom around the world. That's how we've expanded the rights of our founding to reach all of our citizens. It's how we have come this far.
And that's why I'm confident that this incredible journey that we're on, as Americans, will go on. And I'm looking forward to doing everything that I can to make sure that the next president is successful in that. I've said before, I think of this job as being a relay runner. You take the baton, you run your best race and hopefully by the time you hand it off, you're a little further ahead, you've made a little progress.
And I can say that we've done that and I want to make sure that handoff is well executed because ultimately we're all on the same team. View the discussion thread. Skip to main content. Obama on President-Elect Trump: We are "rooting for his success". You are here Home. Tabs Summary President Obama said he is committed to a smooth transition of power to his successor Donald Trump, the day after Americans voted for control of the White House to change parties.
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