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Hardcore progressives over at NY Mag caught the rumors swirling around that Barack Obama is not happy with Joe Biden. They put out a lengthy expose with all the gory details, simply so they could brush them off as mere inconvenience. They’re really out to reassure Democrat voters. At the same time, they’re doing their best to soften the eventual blow. Even Barack has come to the conclusion they’re going to be stuck with Donald Trump again. Barry admits that “the country is closely divided, the media landscape is fractured, and Donald Trump may very well win.”
Obama ‘unnerved’ about the race
Joe Biden frequently has private lunches with Barack Obama, which are “unannounced to anyone but need-to-know-level aides.” The secrecy means “that rumors about their conversations circulate faster than reliable word about what they’ve actually discussed.” As Joe’s popularity continues plummeting in the polls, the rumors are only getting worse.
“An agitated game of telephone took off among some of these semi-plugged-in liberals around the end of last year.” As the rumor mill had it, Joe’s former boss “was especially unnerved about the race, which Biden was losing.”
Obama has been watching Joe’s situation, and growing more horrified by the day. Democrats are clinging to the desperate hope that Barack “must possess some secret plan to help his old partner.” The reality is that Barry is just as powerless to stop Trump as anyone else.
Gabriel Debenedetti reports on Joe Biden and Barack Obama’s plan to save their legacy from Donald Trump in 2024. https://t.co/9TKt6c73p4
— New York Magazine (@NYMag) June 24, 2024
Barack ordered Joe to “install a trusted senior adviser or two at his campaign headquarters in Wilmington.” Joe eventually did that but not until after they had to settle a major miscommunication.
Obama suggested Joe get someone like his own “2008 campaign manager David Plouffe.” Biden thought he was being ordered to hire Plouffe, who he doesn’t get along with.
Meanwhile, “the whispers circulated, so did the confusion: Obama’s freaking out? And he wants Biden to hire Plouffe to fix the campaign?” Barry didn’t care who Joe filled the slots with as long as it was done quickly. The delay and confusion cost a lot of momentum.
The anxiety is real
According to a friend of Obama, “his anxiety about the election is real.” Those in Barry’s inner circle “say these nerves are not a reflection of any particular angst about Biden or his team but of the broader reality.” We the People are clamoring for Trump and there’s only so much that can be done with pre-stuffed ballot boxes.
Barack “has always acknowledged to friends and worried supporters in search of reassurance that the race is likely to be a nail-biter.” He needs to be real careful how he comments about it, though.
Obama “has remained careful about not evincing any specific concern or complacency about the campaign, aware that reports about his feelings are unlikely to help the Democratic cause.” Instead, he’s taking a more hands on approach. Barry is “increasingly involved in Biden’s campaign.”
Biden to raise over $28 million tonight in LA. This will be the biggest single night fundraiser of the campaign so far.#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #DemsUnited
President Biden continues to prove his fundraising prowess tonight in LA with Jimmy Kimmel, Barack Obama and… pic.twitter.com/llUioUY951
— Marty Taylor (@RealMartyT7) June 15, 2024
The big problem for Democrats is that Joe “has not always taken Obama’s political advice either and has at times outright questioned Obama’s judgment when it came to recent campaigns.”
Democrats are totally freaking out as the poll numbers drop like a rock. “Obama has faced heat from both lefties critically reassessing his legacy and liberals who want to see more from him.” He’s trying his best but can’t do it all on his own.
“Just this month, he joined Biden onstage in Los Angeles for his second splashy campaign fundraiser, this one featuring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Jimmy Kimmel.” They still aren’t raising nearly as much cash as Donald Trump.
