Barack Obama Doesn’t Believe Kamala Harris Can Beat Donald Trump: Report
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Many Democratic leaders have backed Kamala Harris as the party’s new US Presidential candidate, but ex-president Barack Obama has held off so far.
According to the New York Post, Obama hasn’t endorsed Harris – who US President Joe Biden supported after he dropped out of the race on Sunday, as he doesn’t think she can beat Republican candidate Donald Trump.
“Obama is very upset because he knows she can’t win,” a Biden family 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 said. “When you are running for president there are things you can and can’t say.”
The source said that Obama’s hope was to get Biden out of the way and an article written by actor George Clooney, asking him to step aside, was a part of that plan.
Obama wanted Arizona Senator Mark Kelly “at the top of the ticket” when the Democratic National Convention is held next month, the source told The New York Post.
“Obama is furious, things haven’t gone his way, which is why he is not joining in the Democratic Party’s support of Harris,” the source added.
Michelle Obama To Replace Joe Biden?
Earlier last month, before Joe Biden bowed out, US Senator Ted Cruz predicted that former First Lady Michelle Obama would replace him.
His prediction came after Biden’s presidential debate against Donald Trump, which was widely criticised by political analysts.
“The odds are north of 80% that the Democratic Party will remove Joe Biden from the ticket and replace him with Michelle Obama because Biden did so disastrously badly tonight that Democrats across the country are in utter freefall and complete panic,” he said.
Former US President Barack Obama has not yet openly said anything in support of Kamala Harris — the probable Democratic presidential nominee after Joe Biden opted out of the race. But according to a New York Times piece by Glenn Thrush, this is not a snub from Obama to Kamala, but a calculated decision — driven by several factors.
‘Obama’s support would have made it easier for Kamala’
Kamala Harris’ nomination — she has already received the endorsement of the maximum Democrats — should not look like a coronation and but as a decision reached through consensus.
Obama did the same thing four years ago when Biden’s aides pressured him to endorse early in the Democratic primaries before Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out.
Obama wants to play a role in helping to quickly united the party behind the nominee.
Obama didn’t want to upset Biden
The NYT analysis said that Biden never forgave Obama for backing Hillary Clinton in the 2016 campaign because Biden believe he could have beaten Trump in the election. Biden was also not pleased when Obama discouraged him to contest in the 2020 election. So Obama was cautious to not rush to support Kamala Harris the moment Biden announced his “retirement”.
‘Sunday was all about Biden’
Biden’s announcement on Sunday that he would be sitting out this election was most awaited for the Democrats but it also brought the curtains down on Biden’s long political career. Obama did not want to deflect the attention to Harris and wanted Sunday to be about Biden — a celebration of his accomplishments.
What Obama wrote for Biden
Obama issued a long statement celebrating Biden’s career. “Joe Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me. Today, we’ve also been reminded — again — that he’s a patriot of the highest order,” the statement read.
“Sixteen years ago, when I began my search for a vice president, I knew about Joe’s remarkable career in public service. But what I came to admire even more was his character — his deep empathy and hard-earned resilience; his fundamental decency and belief that everyone counts.”
“…I also know Joe has never backed down from a fight. For him to look at the political landscape and decide that he should pass the torch to a new nominee is surely one of the toughest in his life. But I know he wouldn’t make this decision unless he believed it was right for America. It’s a testament to Joe Biden’s love of country — and a historic example of a genuine public servant once again putting the interests of the American people ahead of his own that future generations of leaders will do well to follow,” he wrote.
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