{"id":2149237,"date":"2024-01-15T10:23:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T15:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-alumni-trash-bidens-reelection-campaign-that-doesnt-have-its-s-together\/"},"modified":"2024-01-15T10:29:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T15:29:20","slug":"obama-alumni-trash-bidens-reelection-campaign-that-doesnt-have-its-s-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-alumni-trash-bidens-reelection-campaign-that-doesnt-have-its-s-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama alumni criticize Biden&#8217;s disorganized reelection campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fobama-alumni-trash-bidens-reelection-campaign-that-doesnt-have-its-s-together%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2149237&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Obama \u200bCampaign\u200d Veterans Criticize\u2062 Biden&#8217;s Reelection Effort<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Several individuals involved with former President Barack Obama\u2019s campaigns have come forward with criticism of President Joe Biden\u2019s reelection \u2064effort.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Several team Obama veterans met in \u200dlate \u200b2023 in Chicago, Illinois, where \u200dthey discussed their successful\u2064 2012 reelection effort \u2014 and its notable differences from Biden\u2019s 2024 campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A Democratic operative in attendance \u200bcharacterized the\u2062 feelings of the group. \u201cThe vibe was that the campaign didn\u2019t have its s*** \u200dtogether,\u201d\u200b the Obama alumnus\u200d told Politico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere wasn\u2019t infrastructure in \u2062the states. There wasn\u2019t a\u2063 beefed-up campaign headquarters. And compared to where\u2064 Obama\u200d was\u200b in 2011,\u200b the campaign was fairly anemic,\u201d\u200d they added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In \u200ba statement \u2062to Politico, Biden spokesman Kevin\u200b Munoz\u2063 said, \u2063\u201cWe invite\u200d everyone\u200d concerned about the\u2064 existential threat that Donald\u200b Trump\u2062 and MAGA Republicans pose\u2062 to our freedom and democracy to channel \u200btheir energy \u2062toward organizing, donating and talking to their\u200c friends about the stakes of this election and\u2063 President Biden\u2019s commitment\u200b to fighting these threats head on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the criticism, \u200cBiden\u2019s campaign revealed Monday it raised more\u2063 than $97 million in the fourth \u2063quarter \u2063of 2023. It also announced \u200dit had $117\u2063 million in cash\u2062 on\u200d hand, noting this is the\u200d highest of any Democratic candidate in U.S. history. The campaign further pointed out the\u200b 2024 war chest \u200cis more than the totality of \u200bprimary spending on ads by \u2062GOP opponents in Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>Even with \u200dcontinued fundraising \u200csuccess, the\u2063 campaign hasn\u2019t addressed areas of concern for Obama-era staffers and advisers.<\/p>\n<p>One of the chief concerns for Biden\u2019s \u2064operation \u200cis\u2063 a lack of understanding on how to run a successful ground game in swing states.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe\u200b big issue\u2062 I have\u2063 is Biden never had \u200dan\u2064 organization before.\u200d He didn\u2019t have much in the\u2062 Dem primary.\u2064 Then the general was\u2064 during Covid and no ground stuff was really \u2062done,\u201d a former\u2063 Obama battleground state \u2064director in\u2062 2012 said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another critique\u2062 of \u200cBiden\u2019s\u2062 effort was his hesitance to\u200d move key \u2062White \u2062House officials to his campaign team\u2064 early.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere is a treasure trove of experience in that\u200c White House. I mean, one\u200b of the \u200cissues\u2062 is it\u2019s \u2063all in the White House,\u201d former chief strategist\u2063 to \u2064Obama David\u2062 Axelrod said. \u2063\u201cProbably some of it should be\u2064 sitting over at \u200dthe \u200bcampaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, \u200bothers were defensive of the campaign\u2019s current approach \u2064and trajectory.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Messina, Obama\u2019s reelection \u2064campaign\u2063 manager, explained the strategy behind waiting to deploy certain\u2064 infrastructure. \u201cYour \u200caverage\u2064 swing voter pays attention to \u2062politics \u200bfour minutes a week \u2062until the few months leading\u200b up to November,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSo \u2064the way they\u2019re working to activate the\u2062 base and \u200cget out their message \u2014 and the stakes of making the right choice \u2064in the inevitable \u200bBiden\/Trump rematch \u2014 to other groups is smart,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(function() {\n  var g = window;\n  g.googletag = g.googletag || {};\n  g.googletag.cmd = g.googletag.cmd || [];\n  g.googletag.cmd.push(function() {\n    g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\", \"true\");\n  });\n})();\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-intelligence-warns-russia-likely-preparing-for-wider-military-conscription\/\" title=\"British intelligence warns Russia likely preparing for wider military conscription\">var _bp = _bp<\/a> || [];\n_bp.push({\n  \"div\": \"Brid_1510921\",\n  \"obj\": {\n    \"id\": \"27789\",\n    \"width\": \"1280\",\n    \"height\": \"720\",\n    \"stickyDirection\": \"below\",\n    \"video\": \"1510921\"\n  }\n});\n<\/script>  <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062What\u2062 are the specific concerns \u200cabout \u2063the \u2064lack of infrastructure in the Biden campaign highlighted by the Obama \u200dcampaign \u2063veterans?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ncern highlighted by the Obama campaign \u200bveterans. One\u2062 such concern is the lack of infrastructure in the states, which was \u2063a crucial \u200delement in\u2064 Obama&#8217;s\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maybe-next-time-youngkins-2024-hopes-likely-dashed-as-gop-loses-state-house\/\" title=\"Maybe next time? Youngkin's 2024 hopes likely dashed as GOP loses state House\">successful reelection campaign<\/a>. The absence of a beefed-up\u2062 campaign headquarters and a \u2062relatively anemic campaign\u200c compared to Obama&#8217;s efforts\u2064 in \u200d2011 have also been \u2063pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>In response to these criticisms, Biden&#8217;s\u200d spokesman, Kevin \u200dMunoz, called on everyone concerned about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-veep-thoughts-with-kamala-harris-vol-12\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Kamala Harris' Veep Thoughts (Vol. 12)\">existential \u2064threat posed<\/a> by\u2064 Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans\u2064 to focus their energy \u2063on organizing,\u200c donating, \u200cand talking to their friends \u200babout the stakes of this \u200delection. \u200bMunoz emphasized President \u2062Biden&#8217;s commitment to fighting these threats head-on.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the criticism, Biden&#8217;s campaign announced impressive fundraising numbers, raising over $97 million in\u200b the fourth quarter of\u2063 2023. Additionally, the campaign\u200d revealed that\u200c it currently has \u2064$117 million in cash on hand, making it the highest amount ever\u200b for any Democratic candidate in U.S. history. It is \u200dworth noting that the campaign&#8217;s war chest \u200bfor the 2024 election surpasses the total spending on ads by \u200cGOP opponents in Iowa during the primary.<\/p>\n<p>However, while the fundraising success is commendable, it \u200bis important for the campaign to address the concerns raised by the Obama campaign veterans. Without a strong \u200cinfrastructure and a robust campaign headquarters, the\u2064 Biden campaign may face difficulties \u2063in effectively reaching voters and mobilizing support. It is crucial\u2063 for the campaign to learn from the experiences of\u2064 the Obama campaigns and make the necessary adjustments to ensure a successful\u200d reelection\u200b effort.<\/p>\n<p>As the 2024 election approaches,\u200b it is essential for the Biden campaign to take these\u2062 criticisms\u2063 seriously and work towards strengthening their campaign efforts.\u2062 The \u2063stakes are high, \u200dand the \u200bthreats posed by Trump and his followers should \u2063not\u200b be underestimated. By addressing the concerns \u2064raised by the\u2063 Obama campaign veterans and building a solid\u2064 infrastructure,\u2064 the Biden campaign can increase their chances of securing victory in\u2063 the upcoming\u200d election.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, criticism from\u2062 Obama campaign veterans about \u200dPresident Biden&#8217;s reelection effort highlights areas of concern \u200bregarding the campaign&#8217;s infrastructure and overall preparedness. While the campaign has achieved significant fundraising success, \u2062it is important for them to address these concerns\u200b and learn from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-brings-maga-playbook-to-lauren-boeberts-colorado-district\/\" title=\"Biden applies 'MAGA' tactics in Boebert's Colorado district\">successful strategies employed<\/a> \u2064during Obama&#8217;s \u200bcampaigns. By doing so,\u200c the \u200dBiden campaign can enhance \u200dtheir chances of \u200dsecuring victory and effectively combating the \u2064threats posed \u2064by Trump and his followers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Obama campaign veterans gathered in Chicago to discuss the differences between Obama&#8217;s successful 2012 reelection effort and Biden&#8217;s 2024 campaign. 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