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What Barack Obama Taught Me About Letting the Other Side Sink Their Own Boat

What Barack Obama Taught Me About Letting the Other Side Sink Their Own Boat

By David B. Wheeler, Co-Founder of American Muckrakers, and Co-Host MUCK YOU!

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Jul 17, 2025
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I've spent years digging into the underbelly of American politics, exposing hypocrisy, corruption, and the occasional absurdity that comes with power.

But one of the most valuable lessons I ever learned didn't come from a whistleblower tip or a late-night document dive. It came straight from Barack Obama himself. And it's a strategy that's as timeless a…

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