USA, after the blunder Biden maintains the support of Obama and Clinton
The New York TimesObama defends Biden: “Bad nights of debate happen.” The former president faced a similar crisis of confidence in his re-election campaign after a poor debate in 2012, and defended his former running mate in a social media post. The former president Barack Obamawho recovered from a disastrous debate performance to win re-election in 2012, has publicly supported the president Biden after his poor performance in Thursday’s debate against former president Donald J. Trump.
Obama also sought to allay Democrats’ concerns about keeping Biden as their presidential nominee. “Bad debate nights happen”he said in a social media post. “Believe me, I know. But this election is still a choice between someone who has fought for ordinary people all his life and someone who only cares about himself.”
Obama continued, linking to Biden’s campaign website, “Last night didn’t change that, and that’s why the stakes are so high in November.” Obama, who served eight years as president with Biden as vice president, played a significant role in unifying the party behind Biden during the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries. Now, fearing the consequences if Biden loses to Trump in November, he has advised Biden’s team to help the president get reelected. The circumstances are somewhat different, but Obama faced a similar crisis of confidence in his 2012 reelection campaign. Underestimating his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, Obama gave a widely panned performance at the first presidential debate, with Election Day just a month away.
The episode triggered a reevaluation of Obama’s debate strategy. He returned to face Romney twice on a more combative and assertive level, resolving a nervousness that had grown within the Democratic party after being caught by surprise in his first outing against Romney. Obama wasn’t the only former president to throw his support behind Biden on Friday. In a statement, former President Bill Clinton vouched for the president, saying on social media that Biden had given the United States three years of “solid leadership”. Even major donors to the presidential campaign, including BlackRock And Pfizerhave not withdrawn and continue to give their trust to Joe Biden for a second term.
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