Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for president
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation바카라 게임 웹사이트s two most popular Democrats.
The endorsement, announced Friday morning showing Harris accepting a joint phone call from the former first couple, comes as Harris continues to build momentum as the party바카라 게임 웹사이트s likely nominee after President Joe Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트s decision to end his reelection bid and endorse his second-in-command against Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump.
It also highlights the friendship and potentially historic link between the nation's first Black president and the first woman, first Black woman and first person of Asian descent to serve as vice president, who is now vying to break those same barriers at the presidential rank.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We called to say Michelle and I couldn바카라 게임 웹사이트t be prouder to endorse you and do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the former president told Harris, who is shown taking the call as she walks backstage at an event, trailed by a Secret Service agent.
Said Michelle Obama, 바카라 게임 웹사이트I can바카라 게임 웹사이트t have this phone call without saying to my girl, Kamala, I am proud of you.
바카라 게임 웹사이트This is going to be historic,바카라 게임 웹사이트 she added.
Harris, who has known the Obamas since before his election in 2008, thanked them for their friendship and said she looks forward to 바카라 게임 웹사이트getting there, being on the road바카라 게임 웹사이트 with them in the three-month blitz before Election Day on Nov. 5.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We바카라 게임 웹사이트re gonna have some fun with this too, aren바카라 게임 웹사이트t we?바카라 게임 웹사이트 Harris said.
The Obamas are perhaps the last major party figures to endorse Harris formally 바카라 게임 웹사이트 a reflection of the former president바카라 게임 웹사이트s desire to remain, at least publicly, a party elder operating above the fray. The Obamas remain prodigious fundraising draws and popular surrogates at large campaign events for Democratic candidates.
According to an Associated Press survey, Harris already has secured the public support of a majority of delegates to the Democratic National Convention, which begins Aug. 19 in Chicago. The Democratic National Committee expects to hold a virtual nominating vote that would, by Aug. 7, make Harris and a yet-to-be-named running mate the official Democratic ticket.
Biden endorsed Harris within an hour of announcing his decision last Sunday to end his campaign amid widespread concern about the 81-year-old president바카라 게임 웹사이트s ability to defeat Trump. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Whip Jim Clyburn, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton followed in the days after.
The Obamas, however, trod carefully as Harris secured the delegate commitments, made the rounds among core Democratic constituencies and raised more than $120 million. The public caution tracks how the former president handled the weeks between Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트s debate debacle against Trump and the president바카라 게임 웹사이트s eventual decision to end his campaign: Obama was a in the party바카라 게임 웹사이트s maneuvers but he operated quietly.
Barack Obama바카라 게임 웹사이트s initial statement after Biden바카라 게임 웹사이트s announcement did not mention Harris. Instead, he spoke generically about coming up with a nominee to succeed Biden: 바카라 게임 웹사이트I have extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the former president wrote.
Both Obamas campaigned separately for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Biden in 2020, including large rallies on the closing weekends before Election Day. They delivered key speeches at the Democrats바카라 게임 웹사이트 convention in 2020, a virtual event because of the coronavirus pandemic. The former president바카라 게임 웹사이트s speech was especially notable because he unveiled a full-throated attack on Trump as a threat to democracy, an argument that endures as part of Harris바카라 게임 웹사이트 campaign.
