If there isn’t a red alert in the White House, we’re close. The possibility that next November The Donald leaving Mar-a-Lago to return to Washington has never been more concrete. The Republican candidate, nicknamed Teflon Trump due to his ability to emerge unscathed from scandals and legal troubles, he seems to travel quickly towards one of the most heated and unpredictable electoral clashes in American history. There is no Democrat more aware of the stakes than Barack Obama. Just eight years ago the former president watched helplessly as his party’s defeat at the hands of the tycoon and now he intends to prevent the same thing from happening to his former deputy in 2024.
In fact, Obama has been shaking up the team for months Joe Biden inviting him to increase efforts to fight the billionaire. Jeffrey D. Zients, the chief of staff of the current occupant of the White House, is among the members of the dem administration who most often receives calls from old Joe’s ex-boss. A sign of growing concern about the progress of the electoral campaign. However, as the New York Timesperhaps at this stage and for the first time Potus and the ex commander in chief “I’m on the same page”.
A signal in this sense comes from the fundraiser that will take place today in New York in which, in addition to Biden, Bill Clinton and himself will participate. Obama, determined to rekindle enthusiasm for the Democratic candidate. Then last week Barack took part in a ceremony at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to mark the 14th anniversary ofAffordable Care Actthe healthcare reform also known as Obamacaredeclaring that “we have the opportunity to do even more” but, he warns, only in the event of a reconfirmation of Joe and his deputy Kamala Harris.
“No one can speak to disillusioned Democrats better than Obama”, says an electoral strategist on CNN while recognizing that Biden will close the game. Still, the former president’s unquestionable popularity will be invaluable. Thanks to it, more than 15 million dollars have already been raised and in the coming months it will be used to bring the most dissatisfied voters back into the fold. Rallies in key states where victory could be decided by a handful of votes. Visits to the colleges that have registered the most heated protests for US support for Israel in the war in Gaza Strip. These are just some of the scheduled events, most of them during the autumn, during which the call to defend the right to abortion will find ample space.
Judging by recent events, the relationship between Joe and Barack seems to be free of divergences and conflicts. However, it was not always like this. The man of Irish temperament and the man of strong nerves could not in fact be more different. During the Obama presidency, Biden was against the increase in troops Afghanistan and he put his boss on the spot by pre-empting support for same-sex marriage. The choice by the first African-American president in US history to support Hillary Clinton’s candidacy in 2016 hurt his deputy. It was the tragic death of Biden’s son that sealed the bond between the two. “We are and will always be here for you” Barack told Joe at the time.
A promise around which the fate of the United States will therefore be played out on November 5th.
