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LonePirate

(13,429 posts) Tue Nov 15, 2016, 08:08 PM Nov 2016

Important retweet from Markos about Obama's involvement come 2017

https://twitter.com/markos/status/798591428192411648

Markos Moulitsas ?@markos

Markos Moulitsas Retweeted Boycott Trump SCION
Looking forward to activist, partisan Obama.

https://twitter.com/puppymnkey/status/798571120282587136

Boycott Trump SCION ?@puppymnkey
Obama's conference call with supporters yesterday. This is incredible and very important.

Obama joined a DNC conference call on Tuesday. The above image from the tweet recaps his potential involvement with rebuilding (and leading?) the Democratic Party in 2017.

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Important retweet from Markos about Obama's involvement come 2017 (Original Post) LonePirate Nov 2016 OP

This made me feel more hopeless than ever. LisaM Nov 2016 #1

Here are some more substantive links about his potential future plans: W_HAMILTON Nov 2016 #5

Well seeing a good woman like Hillary basically blocked from being President LisaM Nov 2016 #11

He was a community organizer. That is exactly what we need. nt tblue37 Nov 2016 #10

I saw that on twitter--I'm betting he'll have a few ideas. MADem Nov 2016 #2

He's going to be working on gaining Dem control of state legsilatures BainsBane Nov 2016 #3

Agree and we got to do this before 2020 BumRushDaShow Nov 2016 #4

K&R... spanone Nov 2016 #6

Why doesn't our president challenge this illegal takeover while he still has power? librechik Nov 2016 #7

You're kidding right? bettyellen Nov 2016 #8

This is heartwarming. Thanks so much for sharing it. Hekate Nov 2016 #9

LisaM

(27,820 posts)

1. This made me feel more hopeless than ever.

Reply to LonePirate (Original post)

Tue Nov 15, 2016, 08:20 PM

Nov 2016

It gave me nothing. I don't understand why it made people so happy.

W_HAMILTON

(7,871 posts)

5. Here are some more substantive links about his potential future plans:

Reply to LisaM (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 15, 2016, 10:24 PM

Nov 2016

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/obama-holder-redistricting-gerrymandering-229868

http://www.salon.com/2016/10/18/president-obamas-ambitious-post-white-house-plan-to-aide-democrats-eric-holder-named-chair-of-new-national-redistricting-effort/

Besides, Obama remaining active in the public sphere and helping our causes can only do good.

I think it's one of the few things to be hopeful about right now!

LisaM

(27,820 posts)

11. Well seeing a good woman like Hillary basically blocked from being President

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 16, 2016, 01:39 PM

Nov 2016

Is one of the most depressing things that's ever happened in my lifetime, and I'm not young.

tblue37

(65,469 posts)

10. He was a community organizer. That is exactly what we need. nt

Reply to LisaM (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 16, 2016, 01:55 AM

Nov 2016

MADem

(135,425 posts)

2. I saw that on twitter--I'm betting he'll have a few ideas.

Reply to LonePirate (Original post)

Tue Nov 15, 2016, 08:22 PM

Nov 2016

He knows just how stupid that Trump is, having spent almost two hours with the dolt.

BainsBane

(53,041 posts)

3. He's going to be working on gaining Dem control of state legsilatures

Reply to LonePirate (Original post)

Tue Nov 15, 2016, 08:25 PM

Nov 2016

and governors races. States control redistricting as well as elections. Having that in GOP hands has sunk us.

BumRushDaShow

(129,304 posts)

4. Agree and we got to do this before 2020

Reply to BainsBane (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 15, 2016, 08:34 PM

Nov 2016

because that's when the redistricting happens again.

Right now in PA, the gerrymandering is so bad that with a state that is (despite what happened election night) slightly majority Democratic (in registered voters) and definitely purple numbers-wise, we only have 5 D House members vs 13 R ones. If anything, it should be 9 - 9. THAT has got to be fixed.