Surprisingly, so far, the former US President Barack Obama has not openly expressed his support for Kamala Harris – most probably the would-be Democratic presidential nominee after Joe Biden quit the race. However, according to Glenn Thrush’s Parami News article, this is no deliberate insult by Obama to Kamala; it was a well thought-out move that was informed by many considerations.
‘Kamala could have had it easier with Obama’s backing’
The nomination of Kamala Harris – who already has maximum Democrats endorsement should not sound like a coronation but rather a consensus decision. For example, four years ago when Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of the Democratic primaries before Biden’s aides could convince him to endorse early, Obama did the same thing.
Obama wants to play a role in helping to quickly united the party behind the nominee.
Obama didn’t want to upset Biden
According to The Parami News analysis, Biden never forgave Obama for backing. Hillary Clinton in 2016 campaign because he believed that he could have beaten Trump in an election. Also Obama told him not contest for presidency in 2020 and Biden wasn’t happy with such advice. And thus when Biden declared his “retirement” Obama refused jumping into supporting Kamala Harris immediately.
‘Sunday was all about Biden’
Although it brought down curtains on his long political career as well as being most anticipated by Democrats, his announcement on Sunday that. He wouldn’t be participating in this election also indicated how much they’ve been looking forward for this moment. Instead of drawing attention to Harris. However; Obama opted for making Sunday about Biden – a celebration of what he has achieved.
What Obama wrote for Biden
In celebrating Joe’s life journey through politics, there was a detailed statement released by none other than Barack Obama himself. “One of America’s greatest leaders and my dear friend and partner is Joseph R. Biden Jr.” “Today we were once more reminded that he is our country’s greatest patriot,” the statement conclude.
“However, what I discovered even more quickly was about Joe’s character and his personality; a resilience. He has earned and a profound empathy; a decency that is inherent in him and an understanding that every person counts.”
“Indeed, it’s my belief that Joe never backed down from anything. To look at the political landscape today and decide to pass on the torch to another candidate must be among the most difficult ones for him ever. But he wouldn’t make this decision unless he thought it would be good for America. This kind of patriotism will serve as an inspiration to leaders in future. Who will find it prudent to emulate such qualities,” Obama wrote.
