Hillary Clinton has strongly embraced President Obama’s record. Campaigning as the one true defender of the president’s legacy, she mentioned him a whopping 21 times in last week’s Democratic debate, while chastising her opponent, Bernie Sanders, for criticizing the Obama administration.
Defending Barack Obama is a smart strategy for winning Democratic primary voters in general and black votes in particular. CONT.
Michael Tesler (UC Irvine), The Monkey Cage