Obama Tried To Prevent Kamala's Candidacy, Book Claims

Free Press - Field Reporter EditionFormer President Barack Obama allegedly tried to prevent Kamala Harris from clinching the Democratic nomination after President Joe Biden dropped out.

"Former US President Barack Obama pushed hard to try to prevent Kamala Harris from being anointed the Democratic nominee in the 2024 race for president, a book has claimed. Obama reportedly advocated against Democrats nominating former Vice President in the wake of former President Joe Biden dropping out of the 2024 presidential election. Obama instead pushed for an open primary, believing Harris was not the strongest candidate to win the election."

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[boydwood]

Anyone following her campaign knew she was a horrible candidate despite the media's efforts to prop her up.

[freddied]

Democrats were just too scared to not pick Harris. "How dare you pass over a black woman!" 🙄 While everyone knew she was never that popular

[suekem]

Cenk I will never doubt you again. You have been proven completely correct time and time again. I, along with so many others, also wanted to believe in the Harris campaign. I kept watching and listening to your show but had my doubts with some of your comments. Never again.

[Narkkarihampuusi]

Funny how they come up with pile of books about the 2024 election but nobody had the courage to do anything during the election cycle.

[kyinvestor]

This is the straightest most honest I have ever seen Cenk. Big ups for facing reality. Love from Kentucky.

[freddied]

If Obama had come out saying he wanted a primary, you just know certain people would be calling him a misogynist for not backing Harris

[hunternedib]

Still no plan or message from the Democratic Party.

[leafysoup]

Didn't he come out to berate men for not voting kamala during the election period?

[tonylouis]

I remember it took him forever to make any statements on Kamala's run for president

[YTPrenewed]

So basically he called other African-American males misogynists for *nothing*.

[dthomas]

Biden needed to stick to his promise of one term.

[sardot]

But she grew up a middle class kid, didn't you know that?

[BrandonSmith-rbbf]

Maybe they should of had a democratic primary... Maybe?

[godusopp]

yes i love obama and i will not apologize for it

[Fich-jb]

And he was right. She was a bad candidate

[vannickyakam]

But Cenk you were supporting Kamala Harris. Now that she lost you say she was a bad candidate.

[familyzforever]

All this falls on one person though: Joe Biden. When Biden ran in 2020, he ran stating if elected, he would serve one term and let others run in 2024. Instead, in April 2023, he announces he is running for re-election. Had he announced then that he was not going to seek re-election, that would've given candidates at least a year and a half to campaign, make themselves known, and most importantly, for there to be an actual primary. And staunch Harris supporters may not want to admit this, but dad there been an actual primary, there is a likely chance Harris would NOT have been nominee, By the time Biden dropped out in late July 2024, it was literally too late for there to be a primary. So they gave the nomination to someone who quite frankly, never earned it.

[DeadFishFactory]

And he was right to do so because she was never going to win.

[alexricky]

This is why I still watch TYT because they aren't Democratic cheerleaders. I still have problems with both Cenk and Ana, they still think Democrats are the way to get progressive policies passed, for example, but they are at least honest in thinking Kamala wasn't a good candidate.

[mariuscash]

I think Obama is right on this point..