Former President Obama is reportedly nervous about the 2024 election and has become increasingly involved in Joe Biden’s campaign.
One has to wonder why Obama is investing so heavily to ensure Biden wins. Overall, Democrats seem absolutely terrified by the possibility of a Trump victory.
Are they worried that all the terrible things they did to Trump will be exposed?
Breitbart News reported:
Report: Anxious Barack Obama ‘increasingly involved’ in Biden campaign
Former President Barack Obama is “increasingly involved” in Biden’s campaign as he is anxious about President Joe Biden’s re-election chances, sources say new york magazine.
Obama’s involvement comes after Biden campaign officials reportedly realized in late 2023 that they would be heading into a historic rematch with former President Donald Trump.
Trump has about a two-thirds chance of pulling off the greatest political comeback in modern American politics. economist Model forecasts for June. Additionally, 73% of voters believe Biden is too old to be an effective president. The New York Times/Siena College A March survey showed 61% of them supported Biden in 2020.
More from New York Magazine:
As Obama became more familiar with Biden’s political thinking, he spoke more frequently with campaign chairman and de facto executive O’Malley Dillon, including about Biden’s efforts to target hard-to-persuad young and black voters. At the same time, staff from Obama’s personal office are coordinating with Biden’s campaign team to ensure that Obama is updated on the campaign. He is also in regular contact with the White House, communicating with two of his other former top aides: chief of staff Jeff Zients and senior adviser Dunn…
Although, in the words of one of Obama’s friends, “his anxiety about the election is real,” the former president’s concerns sound a lot like those of other top Democrats, according to others who have spoken with him. Those in frequent contact with Obama say the tensions are not a reflection of any specific anxieties about Biden or his team, but rather a reflection of a broader reality: a deeply divided country, a broken media landscape, and a Trump-led Likely to win. Obama has always reassured friends and worried supporters by acknowledging that the race is likely to be a close contest.
Obama and other top Democrats don’t seem to have much confidence in Biden.
The fact that Obama attended the last two Biden fundraisers says it all.
