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How a ‘Struggling’ Democratic Party Can Win the Midterms, According to Obama

Obama highlights the need for candidates connected to young voters and the current political moment to address concerns about aging leadership and mobilize untapped youth power.

  • Former President Barack Obama is advising Democrats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, offering strategic guidance in a weekend interview with podcast host Bryan Tyler Cohen.
  • Pointing to a generational disconnect, Obama said he doesn’t understand half of his daughters’ social-media references, highlighting concerns about leaders’ connection with younger voters.
  • Reporting by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson found that Biden staffers worried about his wellbeing and discussed a wheelchair during the 2024 campaign, and the White House confirmed chronic venous insufficiency and makeup to cover bruises.
  • Obama plans to marshal youth turnout through his presidential center in Chicago, slated to open later this year, aiming to mobilize bottled-up youth energy as an enormous, untapped power.
  • Obama urged parties to prioritize candidates plugged into the zeitgeist, arguing Democrats do better when they focus on current struggles for the 2026 midterm elections strategy.
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Former US President Barack Obama talked to political podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen about the uprisings in the US, the political picture and a possible further term of office.

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The Audacity: Barack Obama Calls Trump's Racist Video "Clown Show"

Source: Ronald Martinez / Getty President Donald Trump’s recent and disturbing repost of a video depicting Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes caused many across the nation to speak out against it. The former president finally addressed it in a recent interview, noting that it was something that seems to be representative of Trump and those who share his views. Political commentator Brian Taylor Cohen asked Obama, “How do we come back from a…

Once again, a scandalous video by Donald Trump (79) is causing indignation: on his own online platform Truth Social, the current US president published a clip in which Barack Obama (64) and his wife Michelle Obama (62) are portrayed as monkeys. The racist denigration appeared there on February 5 and spread rapidly on the net. While it initially remained silent about the reaction of the affected parties, Obama has now taken a position in a podcas…

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