Former President Barack Obama reportedly aired his thoughts to then-President Joe Biden’s staff about his reelection bid in 2023 by calling his campaign a “mess,” an upcoming book about the 2024 election reveals.
Obama felt “slightly incredulous” about Biden’s run for a second term when the pair met for lunch at the White House less than a year before the 2024 election, according to a copy of the book obtained by the Guardian on Thursday.
“After the lunch,” the authors wrote, “Obama did not leave the White House right away. He stopped to visit with Biden’s senior staff, many of whom used to work for him, and shared his account of what he and Biden had discussed. Obama was more blunt with the staff. ‘Your campaign is a mess,’ he told them.”
Obama recognized that the Biden campaign’s decision to divide leadership between Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, Delaware, could prove costly for his reelection chances, which Biden himself admitted to an aide.
Biden’s campaign operations were based in Wilmington, his longtime home. This was meant to appeal to everyday voters and illustrate his Delaware roots.
At the time, White House Deputy chief of staff Jen O’Malley Dillon was sent to Wilmington as campaign manager to address the leadership problems that Obama raised. Biden adviser Mike Donilon stayed in Washington as the president’s chief strategist. Despite the shift, it wasn’t enough to fix his failing campaign.
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Author: Marty Kaufmann
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