First, I’m still not sure how Obama got elected 2x?
Is it mainly because the GOP candidates he was running against..McCain and Romney were more traditional?
Someone like Trump is the anarchy and darkness that they’ve never seen before.
Legit question could Obama’s message of hope and positivity have won against Trump?
That’s a serious question and not one I think we can outright say he would have won.
One thing you have to consider is that Obama was a young man and different...he physically represented change and different way and yeah standing next to slow old McCain made him look even younger and better.
2008 Obama vs 2016 Trump - both running for the oval office for the first time?
08 Obama was well studied and could expound at will on policy..he trounced Romney in one debate just on the military,..anyone remember this exchange?
Trump got dragged by Harris in their ONE debate and refused to do another (no one called him out about it)
Now dont get me wrong 2016 trump was pretty much a straight shooter in his policy approach but in trying to explain it Obama would make him look foolish.
remember how Obama took on the GOP house at their conference and quoted chapter and verse back to them their own policies and why there was problems with them?
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I think Obama would have won if they went head to head simply because he made better presidential figure than trump.