We cats do not especially admire Oprah Winfrey, as shocking as that may seem. Yes, she is far more accomplished than we could ever hope to be — but we're just naturally suspicious of billionaires. It's in our Democratic DNA.
Since we don't feel an Oprah-ish connection to her, any time she would do something, we wouldn't pay a ton of attention to it. Daytime TV? Weight loss? Handing out free cars? None of it captivated us. When it came to politics, she was more on our side than the Republicans', but since she took pains to style herself as an "independent," we always wondered. "Independents" are generally just Republicans who have gotten uncomfortable about something too late. And she's so damn rich.
Anyway, when we saw lefty tweeps complaining about how Oprah vaulted Dr. Oz to his original prominence, we didn't feel engaged. We never watched her show, and she had Oz on it, what? — 20 years ago? It seemed like a stretch to hang his current awfulness around her neck. When folks on Twitter bitched about her, we refrained from comment.
Now, however, Oprah has said that if she lived in Pennsylvania, she'd have voted for John Fetterman over Oz "long ago."
Okay! This is a good thing. But lefty tweeps are still complaining that it's too little, too late. You know what? People who would be motivated by Oprah are not deeply politically engaged to begin with. They would probably vote late in the process, or on Election Day. So Oprah's comment is probably perfect timing.
It's four days to the midterms, and by all accounts, Democrats are crushing the early vote. Let's keep up the momentum, and take Oprah's comment for the good news it is. We cats PURR.
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