The bricks are falling down, as the saying goes. The wall in question is Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, and the last brick to fall is Barack Obama, who is now Support of the Vice President in their presidential ambitions.
Former President Barack Obama plans to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential candidacy, two people familiar with his plans say.
That support could come as early as Thursday, according to one of the people who was granted anonymity to discuss support that has not yet been made public.
Obama, the first black president, remains one of the most popular figures in the Democratic Party, even though more than a decade has passed since he was last elected. He supported Biden at fundraisers that were among the biggest blockbuster events of his campaign and is also a crowd-puller at campaign rallies.
This could have a significant impact on the race.
Barack Obama’s final approval rating as president is 59 percentwhile other Democratic presidents like Bill Clinton have 66 percent and Jimmy Carter have 34 percent. He is an icon of the Democratic Party whose word still carries a lot of weight – among Democrats. Although he famously said of Joe Biden that there is “… nothing Joe can’t screw up,” he still credits the Democrats with solidarity – and that is something that Democrats traditionally do very well. They stick together.
See also: A confused Joe Biden addresses the nation, only exacerbating the scandal surrounding him and Kamala Harris
Report: Leak reveals more about why Obama doesn’t endorse Harris
Obama will reportedly make his support official already on Thursday.
…the delay in endorsing the party was intentional. One person familiar with Obama’s thinking said he did not want to put pressure on the party while it was choosing its nominee.
“He thought it was important that the party have a legitimate process for delegates to select our new nominee, and he believes Vice President Harris is off to an impressive start,” the person said.
With Harris now clearly on track for the nomination, Obama plans to offer his support to the newly crowned Democratic candidate.
Obama refused to support Obama during the 2020 primaries, even though his own vice president was in the race, because he saw himself as an elder statesman who should let the party organically determine its future.
It’s unclear how sleek that path to the nomination will be, as the Democratic Party has already shown it’s willing to pull the knife on a candidate whose poll numbers suggest a landslide victory for Republicans. If Kamala Harris suffers a similar plunge in the polls, the Democratic National Convention in August could be very invigorating indeed.
And we should not forget that Her Imperial Majesty Hillary I will be closely monitoring any such decline in the polls.
However, there should be no illusions about how much influence Barack Obama still has in Democratic Party circles. This support could bring the remaining Democrats to his side and solidify the party behind the Vice President. What is less clear, however, is what difference this support will make to the independents and moderates who will decide the elections in the swing states and thus the final outcome in the Electoral College.
