BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) According to the US Chinese website, former US President Barack Obama officially endorsed Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Biden on the 14th. Obama recorded a video speech at home, in which he said Biden was the best person to lead the United States through a crisis similar to the COVID-19 epidemic.
Data Map: On February 2, local time, US Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Biden campaigned in Des Moines, Iowa. China News Service reporter Chen Mengtong photo
According to reports, Obama praised Biden’s leadership in the video. He said that "this kind of leadership was created by Biden’s accumulated knowledge and experience, his honesty, humility and empathy. This kind of leadership belongs not only to our state legislature and legislature, but also to the White House, which is why I am proud to support Biden’s campaign for the US president. " At the end of his speech, he promised to participate in Biden’s campaign as soon as possible.
Biden’s campaign team issued its first donation request in the name of Obama a few minutes after Obama expressed his support. It is understood that according to sources, at present, the campaign team is discussing letting Obama participate in virtual fundraising activities with major donors and other video fundraising activities for small donors.
Biden’s campaign will also benefit from the participation of the popular former first lady Michelle Obama. Aides said that Michelle will participate in fundraising, voter registration and mobilization voting.
Since Senator Sanders from Vermont withdrew from the election last week and Biden became the most powerful presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, it is widely expected that Obama will formally endorse Biden. The report pointed out that this move also marks the re-emergence of Obama on the political stage. The former president kept a low profile for most of the Democratic nomination battle.
But in fact, the report pointed out that Obama has been very active behind the scenes. In November 2019, Obama said that he talked with all Democratic candidates during the campaign and gave them advice, such as: consider why you think you should be president, what impact this will have on your family, and whether you can really win.
With Sanders’ withdrawal, Biden is already the de facto Democratic presidential candidate. On the 13th, Sanders officially announced his endorsement of Biden’s bid for the presidency, which is regarded as an important step in the integration of forces within the Democratic Party. According to the analysis, with the support of Obama and Sanders, Biden now has the support of the most famous figures in the Democratic Party’s establishment and progressives, and the Democratic Party has once again achieved inner-party unity.
At present, the media is focusing on Biden’s deputy candidate, who had promised to choose a female partner. Kamala D. Harris and Crobu Che, who dropped out earlier, are both potential candidates.
In a statement on the 14th, President Trump’s campaign team hinted that Obama was unwilling to support his former vice president to some extent. Despite the deep friendship between Obama and his former vice president, Obama also awarded President Biden the Medal of Freedom. Brad Parscale, Trump’s campaign manager for the 2020 general election, said, "Obama had no choice but to support Biden, and even Bernie Sanders almost defeated Biden."
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