Calling to offer their endorsement, the former president and first lady sounded like parents in a Lifetime movie talking to their child at summer camp.
El silencio inicial del expresidente, que generó rumores y fue interpretado por los republicanos como un desaire, acabó el viernes cuando expresó públicamente su apoyo a la vicepresidenta.
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The former president, who had held back in the days immediately after President Biden left the race, joined the wave of support from Democratic leaders.
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Former President Barack Obama had been reluctant to endorse Ms. Harris too quickly, to avoid the perception that he was overseeing her coronation, people familiar with his thinking say.
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As Democratic leaders fall in line behind Harris, her strengths and weaknesses warrant a closer look.
Los republicanos lo vieron como un desaire, pero allegados al expresidente califican su silencio como el de un estadista que se distancia de las maquinaciones internas del partido.
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Prayers at events such as the Republican National Convention can take on the feel of a religious veneer for certain policies.
It’s sad that the president doesn’t see what’s inescapable.
As he recovers from Covid, the president has grown resentful toward Democratic congressional leaders and former President Barack Obama.
President Biden is still bitter about feeling pushed out of the 2016 race by Democratic elites in favor of Hillary Clinton.
A wide range of political figures, including President Biden and other political opponents of the former president, denounced political violence and called for national unity.
The president’s stable of big donors, corralled in part by the movie mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, has been devastated since his debate, with many closing their wallets.
James Carville has a winning solution for the Democratic Party.
Los demócratas necesitan un nuevo candidato a la presidencia de Estados Unidos, y no pueden decantarse por algún aspirante tras bambalinas. Este es el modo en el que deben hacerlo.
The party needs a new presidential nominee and can’t rig things for any one candidate.
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The former president faced a similar crisis of confidence in his re-election campaign after a bad debate performance in 2012, and he defended his former running mate in a social media post.
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