Obama Says Democrats Must Rebuild Appeal Where Clinton Lost
- Party’s outreach in Midwest comes under veiled criticism
- President says Trump’s mobilization of voters ‘impressive’
Obama to Democrats: We Have to Compete Everywhere
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President Barack Obama offered veiled criticism of the Democratic Party after losses in last week’s elections, saying that it must rebuild its appeal across the country, particularly in Midwestern states that were overlooked and lost by Hillary Clinton.
Obama didn’t mention Clinton’s name in response to a question at a news conference on Monday about how Democrats should regroup after her loss to Republican Donald Trump. But he used his own experience in Iowa to describe how Democrats could have won.