# Recent support for Obama from Democratic bigwigs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-support-for-obama-from-democratic-bigwigs/437503>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 13, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-support-for-obama-from-democratic-bigwigs/437503 "2008-02-13T21:09:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-support-for-obama-from-democratic-bigwigs/437503/21 "2008-02-14T18:29:40Z")

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Every politician wants to influence the President. The current one, the next one, and even the former ones. Presidents have power. Politics is professional manipulation of power. How hard is that to understand?

Tris

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**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-support-for-obama-from-democratic-bigwigs/437503/22 "2008-02-14T19:30:01Z")

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[QUOTE=Triskadecamus]  
Every politician wants to influence the President. The current one, the next one, and even the former ones. Presidents have power. Politics is professional manipulation of power. How hard is that to understand?

Tris  
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Who is it you are saying doesn’t understand this, and why?

-FrL-

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