Saturday, 07 September 2024

The Reason Barack Obama Hasn’t Endorsed Kamala Harris Revealed?

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Barack Obama has yet to endorse Kamala Harris for president.

Although most Democrats rallied behind Harris for the party’s nomination, Obama didn’t fall in line to signal his support.

According to the New York Post, Obama hasn’t endorsed Harris because he doesn’t think she can defeat Donald Trump in the presidential election.

The outlet cited a Biden family source.

“Obama’s very upset because he knows she can’t win,” the source told the New York Post.

“Obama knows she’s just incompetent — the border czar who never visited the border, saying that all migrants should have health insurance. She cannot navigate the landmines that are ahead of her,” the source reportedly said.

From the New York Post:

The turning point for Biden, 81, came after his disastrous performance against Trump in a televised debate in Atlanta last month which, The Post first revealed, was part of an “elaborate set-up” to remove him from the race.

But the source doesn’t have high hopes for a TV debate between Trump and Harris. When Biden was still in the race, a second debate was scheduled for September 10.

“Wait until the debate… She can’t debate. She’s going to put her foot in her mouth about Israel, Palestine, Ukraine. She’s going to say something really stupid,” the source said.

“Obama knew this was going to happen, Joe knew this was going to happen. Now she is going to have to answer real questions.”

Trump told reporters he would like to debate Harris multiple times.

Fox News invited Trump and Harris to a debate on September 17th.

Donald Trump And Kamala Harris Invited To Fox News Debate, Here’s When

Although Obama hasn't endorsed Harris, other reports suggested Obama's inner circle believes he still supports her campaign.

Per Fox News:

Though Obama is again remaining coy with his endorsement in the 2024 cycle, powerful advisers and allies in his orbit have joined Harris' campaign. Harris tapped Obama’s former attorney general Eric Holder to lead the vetting process of Harris’ potential running mates, while the campaign also reportedly contacted longtime Obama adviser David Plouffe for a leadership position on the team. Jennifer O'Malley Dillon, who worked as Obama’s 2012 deputy campaign manager and Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign chair, was announced as Harris’ campaign manager.

Ahead of Biden dropping out of the race on Sunday afternoon, Obama allies notably helped lead the charge in calling for Biden to exit the race in favor of a candidate they believed was more suitable to take on Trump.

Obama's former chief campaign strategist David Axelrod declared earlier this month that Biden is "not winning this race." Actor George Clooney called on Biden to drop out of the race in a bombshell op-ed that was published just weeks after the Hollywood star co-hosted Biden, alongside Obama, for a ritzy campaign event in Los Angeles. Clooney has long had a personal friendship with Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, including vacationing with the first couple in previous years.

Another ally in Obama's orbit, Jon Favreau, who served as former director of speech writing for Obama, also called on Biden to drop out of the race this month, saying he attended the fundraiser in L.A. with Clooney and Obama and witnessed firsthand Biden's state of mental acuity. Favreau, alongside former Obama advisers Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor — known collectively as the "Obama Bros" when they worked in the White House — also dedicated the majority of a podcast episode of "Pod Save America" this month to trashing Biden.

The "Obama Bros" and other former advisers in Obama’s orbit have since taken to social media to celebrate Harris’ run.

"What the @KamalaHarris campaign team has pulled of since Sunday is truly incredible. No campaign in history has ever undergone such a shift with no notice. The way they been able to capture the wave of enthusiasm is so impressive. True professionals," former Obama Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer said.

"This was excellent, and she's crushing the rest of the speech too," Favreau said in response to a speech from Harris.


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