President Obama can’t seem to stay out of the 2014 midterm elections, no matter how much his fellow Democrats want him to.
Obama spoke on Al Sharpton’s radio show Monday, which was later replayed on MSNBC, insisting that red state Democrats are still his “strong allies.”
“A lot of the states that are contested this time are states that I didn’t win. And so some of the candidates there — it is difficult for them to have me in the state because the Republicans will use that to try to fan Republican turnout,” Obama said.
“But the bottom line is these are all folks who vote with me. They have supported my agenda in Congress. They are on the right side of minimum wage. They are on the right side of fair pay. They are on the right side of rebuilding our infrastructure. They’re on the right side of early childhood education. So this isn’t about my feelings being hurt.These are folks who are strong allies and supporters of me, I said you know what, you do what you need to do to win.”
The comments to Sharpton were reminiscent of Obama’s statement in early October, when he told a crowd at Northwestern University, “I’m not on the ballot this fall…but make no mistake, these policies are on the ballot, every single one of them.”
Seems like the president can’t seem to take his own advice about doing what it takes to win if it means stepping out of the spotlight.
Watch the clip below:
