Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro expressed criticism of former President Barack Obama’s 2008 comments about the working class during a recent interview. Obama had made those remarks at a San Francisco fundraising event, suggesting that small Midwestern towns, which have seen job losses, tend to “cling” to negative beliefs.
He stated, “And they collapsed through the Clinton administration, the Bush administration, and successive administrations kept saying that somehow these communities were going to come back, but they haven’t. And it’s no wonder they’re bitter, clinging to guns, religion, antipathy toward people who don’t look like them, anti-immigrant sentiment, anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their grievances.”
Shapiro, in an interview published on Wednesday, remarked that Obama’s comments likely offended the working class instead of providing them with encouragement. “I think his understanding of the challenges in those communities was genuine. But instead of offering a prescription to improve it, I think he insulted the very people who were suffering,” he noted.
He drew a parallel between Obama’s comments and Hillary Clinton’s infamous “basket of deplorables” statement made during her campaign. According to Shapiro, Clinton managed to connect with working-class voters who, feeling disregarded, turned to Donald Trump.
“We can’t ignore the fact that elections are binary,” he explained. “So we’re asking people, at least in the end, to choose between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.” This binary choice, he emphasized, often overshadows the more theoretical debates surrounding Trump.
In the same conversation, Shapiro addressed claims made by former Vice President Kamala Harris in her book “107 Days.” He dismissed her suggestion that he had repeatedly sought involvement in decisions, labeling it as “total bullsh*t.” Shapiro stated, “I can say that her explanation is a blatant lie.”
He also gave Trump some credit as a skilled communicator but accused him of deceiving voters to advance his agenda. Shapiro is seen as a potential candidate for the 2028 presidential race, given his standing in Pennsylvania, which is considered a swing state.
Shapiro comments on Obama’s 2008 remarks about the working class being ‘bitter’
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro expressed criticism of former President Barack Obama’s 2008 comments about the working class during a recent interview. Obama had made those remarks at a San Francisco fundraising event, suggesting that small Midwestern towns, which have seen job losses, tend to “cling” to negative beliefs.
He stated, “And they collapsed through the Clinton administration, the Bush administration, and successive administrations kept saying that somehow these communities were going to come back, but they haven’t. And it’s no wonder they’re bitter, clinging to guns, religion, antipathy toward people who don’t look like them, anti-immigrant sentiment, anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their grievances.”
Shapiro, in an interview published on Wednesday, remarked that Obama’s comments likely offended the working class instead of providing them with encouragement. “I think his understanding of the challenges in those communities was genuine. But instead of offering a prescription to improve it, I think he insulted the very people who were suffering,” he noted.
He drew a parallel between Obama’s comments and Hillary Clinton’s infamous “basket of deplorables” statement made during her campaign. According to Shapiro, Clinton managed to connect with working-class voters who, feeling disregarded, turned to Donald Trump.
“We can’t ignore the fact that elections are binary,” he explained. “So we’re asking people, at least in the end, to choose between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.” This binary choice, he emphasized, often overshadows the more theoretical debates surrounding Trump.
In the same conversation, Shapiro addressed claims made by former Vice President Kamala Harris in her book “107 Days.” He dismissed her suggestion that he had repeatedly sought involvement in decisions, labeling it as “total bullsh*t.” Shapiro stated, “I can say that her explanation is a blatant lie.”
He also gave Trump some credit as a skilled communicator but accused him of deceiving voters to advance his agenda. Shapiro is seen as a potential candidate for the 2028 presidential race, given his standing in Pennsylvania, which is considered a swing state.
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