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Obama and El Sayed’s ‘shared values’: Leftism and deception

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Benson, G. (2026, October 29). Obama and El Sayed’s ‘shared values’: Leftism and deception. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/4784358/obama-el-sayed-shared-values-leftism-deception/

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Washington Examiner · collected 2026-10-29 · by Guy Benson

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The article discusses former President Barack Obama's perceived inability to secure electoral victories for other Democrats despite his popularity among media supporters. It notes that during Obama’s presidency, Republicans gained 63 House seats in the 2010 midterm elections and nine Senate seats four years later. Additionally, it mentions Obama’s unsuccessful efforts to support Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris in their respective campaigns.
Written by AI on 2026-10-29, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Who wrote this

Guy Benson
14 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 With the 2026 midterm elections just days away, the pivotal question for Republicans seems to be whether Nov. 3 will go poorly or disastrously for them.
2026-10-30 · assertive framing · An eleventh-hour GOP surge, or a looming blue blowout?
🔮 He couldn’t drag Hillary Clinton over the finish line at the tail end of his Oval Office tenure.
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🔮 This might have been a compelling answer if he’d invited MacCallum to appear with him on the stump five times in Michigan, which is what el Sayed did with Piker (el Sayed recently lied that he and Piker had only appeared together once on the trail).
2026-10-12 · assertive framing · Why Abdul el Sayed can’t say Iran is a bigger threat than Israel
🔮 Voters were broadly correct in assessing that blame: The Biden administration, with the backing of Congressional Democrats, shoveled trillions of dollars out the door under the auspices of COVID-19 “relief” — ignoring warnings from some of its own ideologically allied economists that the results would be hugely inflationary.
2026-10-08 · assertive framing · How can Democrats call themselves the ‘affordability’ party?
🔮 As he described the composition of November’s electorate, he asked, “Is the base of people who believe in freedom and justice, compassion and mercy, the people, will the people who believe that in the equality of human beings, in the dignity of all human beings, will we show up and vote?
2026-10-07 · mixed framing · Keith Ellison quiet on alleged Somali gang activity that ruined homecoming in suburban Minnesota
🔮 I’ll leave you with this — with my gratitude to my colleague Will Cain for giving me the space to communicate these thoughts: Out of curiosity, how will this be blamed on Israel?
2026-09-30 · assertive framing · Facts can’t convert the Gaza ‘genocide’ faithful
🔮 Perhaps it’s a sign of how dire things may be feeling on Team Red that many Republican-aligned strategists would take this outcome in a heartbeat:
2026-09-22 · mixed framing · Polls show Republicans are staring down a midterm election reckoning
🔮 Owners of some of the stadiums on the tour, including New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, made clear that they would not permit their venues to be used as a platform for Macklemore.
2026-09-21 · assertive framing · Ed Sheeran should have never booked Macklemore to begin with
🔮 Therefore, the American people are the ones who choose their government by way of their own free will.”
2026-09-17 · assertive framing · Yes, the jihadis really do hate us for our freedoms
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Topics

Democrat House Oval Office Republicans Senate

Subjects

Barack Obama PERSON · 2× Democrat NORP · 1× Hillary Clinton PERSON · 1× House ORG · 1× Kamala Harris PERSON · 1× Obama PERSON · 1× Oval Office ORG · 1× Republicans NORP · 1× Senate ORG · 1×

Narrative

During his presidency, Republicans gained 63 House seats in the 2010 midterm elections, then netted a whopping nine Senate seats four years later.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-29
🔮 He couldn’t drag Hillary Clinton over the finish line at the tail end of his Oval Office tenure.
2026-10-29 · Washington Examiner
Obama and El Sayed’s ‘shared values’: Leftism and deception · assertive framing

Claims (6 extracted, 0 hedged)

Former President Barack Obama is regarded by his adoring fans in the “news” media as the ultimate surrogate for their shared political party. asserted
Obama → regard → party
He’s the “Closer.” asserted
He → ’ → ?
Never mind that Obama has amassed a very dodgy record of actually delivering electoral success for any Democrat not named “Barack Obama.” asserted
Obama → mind → Democrat
During his presidency, Republicans gained 63 House seats in the 2010 midterm elections, then netted a whopping nine Senate seats four years later. asserted
Republicans → gain → seats
He couldn’t drag Hillary Clinton over the finish line at the tail end of his Oval Office tenure. asserted
He → drag → tenure
His hectoring of young black men on behalf of Kamala Harris in 2024 fell flat, or even backfired. asserted
hectoring → fall → 2024
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