Former President Barack Obama is concerned about President Joe Biden’s chances of reelection and has been “increasingly involved” in the Biden campaign, a source said. new york magazine.
Obama’s involvement reportedly comes as Biden campaign officials realize they will face a historic rematch with former President Donald Trump later in 2023.
Trump has about a two-thirds chance of staging the biggest political comeback in modern American politics. economist Model projections from June: Additionally, 73% of voters believe Biden is too old to be effective as president. The New York TimesA March Siena College poll found that 61 percent supported Biden in 2020.
Obama’s role includes consulting to Biden’s campaign chairman, O’Malley Dillon, and Biden aide Anita Dunn, who worked with Obama, advising on digital budget strategy, helping with direct outreach with Hollywood celebrities and fundraising for the president. New York Magazine report:
As Mr. Obama has become more familiar with Mr. Biden’s politics, he has spoken more frequently with his campaign chairman and de facto executive, O’Malley Dillon, about Mr. Biden’s efforts to target hard-to-persuade young and black voters. At the same time, staff from Mr. Obama’s personal office are working with the Biden campaign to keep Mr. Obama up to date on the campaign’s progress. He also keeps in regular contact with the White House, including with former aides, chief of staff Jeff Zients and senior adviser Dunn.
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One friend of Mr. Obama said his anxiety about the election is real, but others who have spoken to him say the former president’s concerns are similar to those of other leading Democrats. People who are in regular contact with Mr. Obama say the anxieties reflect not any particular fear about Mr. Biden or his team, but a broader reality: that the country is closely divided, the media environment is fractured, and Donald Trump could very well win. Seeking reassurance to friends and anxious supporters, Mr. Obama has always acknowledged that the race is likely to be close. But he has been careful not to signal any specific worries or complacency about the race, recognizing that reports about his own feelings are unlikely to help the Democratic Party’s position.
This year, Obama is likely to resume his role as one of Biden’s most prominent surrogates in the fall. And he’s making public appearances sooner than many expected. Just this month, Obama joined Biden on stage in Los Angeles for the second of a glitzy campaign fundraiser that featured George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jimmy Kimmel. Between those parties and less glamorous activities, the former president has already raised more than $65 million for Biden, according to a Democrat familiar with the campaign’s numbers. Obama has filmed 10 videos that the Biden campaign has used as digital ads, with more on the way. The two presidents are finalizing the exact contours of Obama’s role in the Biden campaign just as their relationship is entering a new chapter defined by the possibility of Trump’s return and the threat that comes with it to their shared legacy.
Obama’s direct support doesn’t necessarily benefit Biden. In a video posted on Sunday, Obama said, guide Biden comes off the stage at a fundraiser.
The video, one of several showing Biden malfunctioning in public, has raised concerns that Obama deliberately tried to disrupt Biden by removing him from the stage — a rumor that appears to be untrue. The White House has called the video a “cheap fake.”
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