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In 2012, he told voters the US cannot afford four more years of Obama.

But in 2017, George Maragos is embracing the ex-president to run for Nassau County Executive.

Maragos, the Nassau County comptroller, recently switched his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat and has printed campaign fliers to make it appear hes been an Obama backer all along.

While running for US Senate in 2012, he attacked Obama for taking us down the road to socialism.

I am stepping up to run for the US Senate because I see our country moving in the wrong direction. Obama is taking us down the road to socialism, with bigger and bigger government, more and more debt, more and more entitlement, and as we are now finding out class warfare, Maragos said at the time.

And as we are also experiencing lately, an infringement on our religious freedoms and soon possibly our freedom of speech Ladies and gentleman we cannot afford to have four more years of Obama

That was then.

Now that hes seeking Democratic votes, Maragos is promoting himself in campaign literature as an Obama backer for a Friday event in Hempstead, which has the largest African-American population in Nassau County.

The flier features a photo of Obama greeting Abraham Lincoln above the heading, The Meeting of the Minds.

In the right hand corner are two images of Maragos and the left hand corner shows a photo of a local African-American pastor.

Civil rights activist Al Sharpton said Maragos isnt fooling anybody.

This is arrogant if it wasnt so laughable given Maragos over the top bashing of Obama, said Sharpton.

This guys a joke. The only way for Maragos to prove that he has evolved is to repent. He should confess for his sins and publicly apologize for disparaging Barack Obama, he said.

Nassau County Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs blasted Maragos as an opportunist and hypocrite.

Maragos came to see me. He said he has `evolved. I told him, `Your evolving is not believable, said Jacobs.

Of Maragos attempt to link himself to Obama, Jacobs, said, Hes trying to pull the wool over the eyes of the minority community. Theyre too smart to fall for that.

Jacobs and many other Nassau party activists are backing county Legislator Laura Curran in the Democratic primary over Maragos and Assemblyman Charles Levine.

Maragos insisted his political epiphany is real.

The rationale for my decision to embrace the platform of the Democratic Party is well documented. Chairman Jacobs is in total panic that he and his hand picked, unqualified puppet candidate has been rejected by the African American Community, a constituency he has historically abandoned, Maragos said in a statement.

This community event celebrates those individuals who have helped the African American community, and I am honored to be recognized in this esteemed company.

Maragos campaign also noted that he tapped Carl DeHaney, an African-American from Roosevelt, to serve as his running mate for county clerk.

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