*How would you feel about Oprah Winfrey running for president against Donald Trump? Yeah, it’s an unlikely, but interesting question, nonetheless.
But, you can blame Winfrey for sparking the speculation in the first place. It happened on Thursday after she thanked New York Post columnist John Podhoretz for an article he wrote titled “Democrats’ best hope for 2020: Oprah.”
@jpodhoretz Thanks for your VOTE of confidence!Democrats’ best hope for 2020: Oprah | New York Post https://t.co/tvt82v8cMH
— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) September 28, 2017
It is because of the way she handled her “60 Minutes” debut where she tackled the growing divide in America, as part of the reason Podhoretz believes she’d be an ideal option for voters.
“Listening, asking, speaking without judgment, trying to find common ground — it was a superb performance by Oprah, and I use the word ‘performance’ advisedly. She was dazzling in exactly the way that Oprah could always be dazzling, finding a tone appropriate for the moment without being heavy-handed,” Podhoretz wrote (Winfrey’s segment included both Trump voters and Hillary Clinton voters).
But Madame Winfrey has come out and said running for political office is not something she’s intereste3d in.
“I will never run for public office,” she said to THR last year.
That doesn’t mean she doesn’t have anything to say about politics. It must be noted that prior to the election last year, Winfrey urged people to go out and vote for Clinton, despite any reservations they may have felt toward her.
“This is what I really want to say: All the people, I hear this all the time. You get in conversations — and there’s not a person in this room who hasn’t been in the same conversation — where people say, ‘I just don’t know if I like her.’ She not coming over your house!” Winfrey told T.D. Jakes in an interview. “You don’t have to like her. You don’t have to like her. Do you like this country? Do you like this country? You better get out there and vote. Do you like freedom and liberty? Do you like this country? Okay. Do you like democracy or do you want a demagogue? Okay.”
Last year, after the election, Winfrey posted a photo of Trump meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss the transfer of power with the caption:
“Everybody take a deep breath! #HopeLives!” Winfrey was slammed for the comment on social media and later explained how she “couldn’t breathe after the election” and found Trump’s meeting with Obama encouraging.
Other folks besides Podhoretz think Winfrey would make a good challenger to Trump as well. One of them is filmmaker Michael Moore. He suggested Democrats needed to “run a beloved American in 2020” to oppose Trump and cited Winfrey among the options.
“Who wouldn’t vote for Tom Hanks for President of the United States? C’mon! Or Oprah!”
source: EW via MSN News
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