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The Setup: Obama’s Scolding of Black Men

Obama campaigns for white woman over Black woman in a controversial move. Back in 2024, former President Barack Obama took the campaign trail to lecture Black men for their lack of enthusiasm toward Vice President Kamala Harris, suggesting that sexism was to blame.
At a rally in Pittsburgh, Obama told attendees that Black men were “coming up with excuses” not to vote for her implying that their hesitation had less to do with policy, and more to do with discomfort over a woman leading the country.

He said,

“You’re coming up with all kinds of reasons and excuses. I’ve got a problem with that… part of it makes me think you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president.”
— Barack Obama, Pittsburgh, PA (October 2024, ABC7 / AP)

Obama framed the critique as a call to loyalty that Black men had a responsibility to rally behind Harris, not question her record. His message was blunt: refusing to vote for a Black woman was unacceptable.

Source: CBS News / YouTube — public embed permitted under YouTube’s Standard License for commentary and analysis.

The Turn: Now Campaigning for a White Woman Over a Black Woman

Fast forward to October 2025, and that moral high ground has vanished.

The same Barack Obama who scolded Black men for not backing a Black woman is now campaigning against a Black woman Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican nominee for governor of Virginia — to support a white woman, Abigail Spanberger, the Democrat in the race.

This is not speculation; it is verified fact.

Obama endorsed Spanberger for governor.
He is campaigning for her in person, appearing at a November 1 rally in Norfolk, according to WTKR and the Associated Press.
Earle-Sears, her opponent, is a Black woman Virginia’s current lieutenant governor and a Marine veteran.

So, one year after publicly chastising Black men for not standing behind Kamala Harris, Obama himself is on the trail doing exactly what he condemned others for: choosing a white woman over a Black woman.

The Hypocrisy: Identity Politics Until It’s Inconvenient

This is where the hypocrisy becomes impossible to ignore.
When Black men hesitated to vote for Kamala Harris, Obama branded it as sexism or lack of solidarity.
When he chooses a white woman over a Black woman, suddenly it’s “party loyalty.”

It exposes a long-running double standard in Democratic identity politics: identity only matters when it serves the party’s interests. When a Black woman carries a “D” next to her name, she’s a symbol of progress. When she’s a Republican, she’s invisible or worse, a threat.

Obama’s rhetoric wasn’t just about gender. It was about control. His message was that Black men’s political independence their right to think for themselves was betrayal. Yet now, his actions show the same selective loyalty he condemned others for.

The Virginia Context

The 2025 Virginia gubernatorial race is one of the most watched in the country.

Abigail Spanberger (Democrat) — a white woman, former CIA officer, and former congresswoman.
Winsome Earle-Sears (Republican) — a Black woman, Jamaican-born, Marine veteran, and current lieutenant governor.

Governor Glenn Youngkin is term-limited, and this race is seen as a bellwether for 2026 midterms. Obama’s direct involvement shows how high the stakes are but it also puts his own contradictions under a harsh spotlight.

By campaigning for Spanberger, Obama is effectively opposing the very kind of candidate he claimed to champion when he lectured Black men last year: a strong, independent Black woman seeking executive office.

The Pattern

This is not a one-off. Obama’s political history has often mirrored the same elitist tone that alienated working-class voters in both parties. When the candidate is a Democrat, race and gender are rallying cries. When they’re a Republican, those same factors vanish from the narrative.

This is the pattern:

Moral superiority when convenient.
Silence when it conflicts with party loyalty.

It’s not about empowering Black women; it’s about using them as political leverage.

The Bottom Line

The irony couldn’t be clearer.
Obama once scolded Black men for “not supporting a Black woman.”
Now, he’s traveling the country to campaign against one and for a white woman instead.

It’s proof that, in the modern Democratic Party, principles take a back seat to politics. Race and gender matter until they don’t.

And as usual, the lecture only ever goes one way.

Sources

Associated Press – “Obama, aiming to boost Democrats in New Jersey and Virginia, endorses Sherrill and Spanberger.”
WTKR News – “Barack Obama to rally in Norfolk for Abigail Spanberger as Virginia governor’s race tightens.”
The 19th News – “Virginia elections: Spanberger, Earle-Sears, and the state’s history-making race.”
ABC7 – “Barack Obama calls out Black men for not supporting Kamala Harris.”

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By Jersey Joe | Host of Reaver of Common Sense on SHR Media
(All information verified through public records, campaign announcements, and reporting from the Associated Press, WTKR, The 19th News, and ABC7.)

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