Former President Barack Obama lectured a group of young black men on Thursday, criticizing them for stats showing the demographic isn’t enthusiastically supportive of Democrat nominee Kamala Harris.
Pushing identity politics on the small group, Obama urged the young men to vote along racial lines because Kamala “grew up like you.”
“The communities in the United States, we have not yet seen the same kinds of energy and turnout in all quarters of our neighborhoods, the communities, and so on when I was running,” Obama told the men at Harris’ Pittsburgh campaign office on Thursday, in a lecture going viral on social media.
Sickening. Watch a weary, broken Obama descend into end-stage race hatred politics. Obama barks at scared young black men, demanding ‘the brothas’ support Kamala because she ‘grew up like you’ and ‘went to college with you’ and had to ‘work harder.’
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 11, 2024
Pure Racist identity politics: pic.twitter.com/zbLLSR6chh
“Now, I also want to say that that seems to be more pronounced with the brothers,” he added.
“So if you don’t mind, just for a second, I’m going to speak to y’all and say that when you have a choice that is this clear, when on one hand you have somebody who grew up like you, knows you, went to college with you, understands the struggles and pain and joy that comes from those experiences, who’s had to work harder and do more and overcome and achieves the second highest office in the land.”
A CNN chyron covering the meet-up stated, “Obama Scolds Black Men Who Are Hesitant to Support Harris.”
The New York Times had more of Obama’s condescending dress-down remarks:
“You’re coming up with all kinds of reasons and excuses,” Mr. Obama said. “I’ve got a problem with that.
“Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that,” Mr. Obama continued, adding that the “women in our lives have been getting our backs this entire time.
“When we get in trouble and the system isn’t working for us, they’re the ones out there marching and protesting.”
“And now, you’re thinking about sitting out or supporting somebody who has a history of denigrating you, because you think that’s a sign of strength, because that’s what being a man is? Putting women down? That’s not acceptable,” he said, according to another excerpt.
Wow. Obama’s message to Black men in PA tonight, per pooler @EricaLG
— Katie Rogers (@katierogers) October 10, 2024
“Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and reasons for that.” pic.twitter.com/oPmfjAgwJy
Polls have been showing Harris’ support among black voters was slipping, mainly with black men.
From Newsweek last month:
A recent poll from the NAACP shows that Harris is underperforming with Black voters—especially Black men. 79 percent of Black women over 50 said they would vote for Harris, but only 66 percent of men over 50 are planning to do so. Just 56 percent of Black voters aged 18 to 49 support Harris, which suggests that her campaign is struggling to energize this demographic.
Obama’s commentary on black males leaving the Democrat plantation was widely seen as a signal the Party may be having seconds thoughts about their nominee, who’s been losing ground to Donald Trump in crucial battleground states.
Obama going on the campaign trail to shame black men into voting for Kamala is going to backfire
— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) October 11, 2024
2 months ago: Kamala is Brat, 50 state blowout incoming
— Mystery Grove Movie List Co. (@MysteryGrove) October 11, 2024
Today: Barack Obama somberly lecturing the "brothas" that they need to show more support
Dear Barack Obama,
— Lavern Spicer 🇺🇸 (@lavern_spicer) October 11, 2024
Where the fuck you get off telling Black men to jump off a motherfucking cliff for Kamala Harris?
She ain’t done one thing for the Black community since her dumb ass broke into the White House.
And she especially ain’t done nothing for men because men don’t…
Obama knows that Kamala is done https://t.co/1kjNoEefLj
— Hodgetwins (@hodgetwins) October 11, 2024
You have to wonder why Obama is having to resort to preemptively accusing black men of insufficient support for Kamala, unless the polls he’s seeing are showing warning signs https://t.co/JFeXPGYT52
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) October 10, 2024
“Obama admits a total lack of enthusiasm for Kamala, especially with Black Men,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday, adding, “I think Obama will be voting for me because he doesn’t like the fact that Kamala is an extremely Low IQ Person!”
One social media user pointed out Obama would have a tough time selling Kamala after she flooded urban areas with illegal aliens who ate up all the resources.
Overall, the DNC trotting out Obama is a good sign for Trump, indicating Kamala’s brief honeymoon with the media and voters is over, and the realization of their deeply flawed candidate is beginning to set in.