{"id":2356961,"date":"2024-10-19T11:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T15:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-hits-battlegrounds-for-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-19T11:15:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T15:15:17","slug":"obama-hits-battlegrounds-for-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-hits-battlegrounds-for-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama hits battlegrounds for Harris &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">16<\/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-hits-battlegrounds-for-harris-washington-examiner%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=2356961&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--><p>Former President\u2064 Barack Obama is \u2063actively campaigning\u200c in battleground states as the 2024 election approaches, where Vice President Kamala Harris \u2063and former President Donald Trump\u200b are in \u200ca close race.\u2064 Following recent rallies in \u2062Tucson\u2063 and Pittsburgh, Obama will continue his tour in Las Vegas, Detroit, and Madison, before co-headlining an event with Harris in Atlanta. This weekend, former First Lady Michelle Obama\u2063 will also join the \u2063campaign trail alongside Harris\u200c for\u2062 the first time since\u2063 the Democratic National Convention.<\/p>\n<p>During his\u200d campaign\u200c events, Obama\u2063 has\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-energy-secretary-pick-called-out-by-republicans-for-democrats-awful-record-on-green-jobs-video\/\" title=\"Biden Energy Secretary Pick Called Out By Republicans For Democrats\u2019 Awful Record On \u2018Green Jobs\u2019 (VIDEO)\">expressed concerns<\/a> regarding Trump&#8217;s mental fitness \u200dand age, paralleling \u200bearlier Democratic sentiments \u2064about President Biden&#8217;s capabilities. He has made statements questioning Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-image-claims-nancy-pelosi-was-executed\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral Image Claims Nancy Pelosi Was Executed\">recent public appearances<\/a> and behavior, suggesting they should raise alarms for \u2064voters. Obama \u2064emphasized that Harris\u2064 is a qualified leader who understands the needs of the American people and aims to garner\u200c more support from crucial demographics, such as black men, in the upcoming election. Obama\u2019s active involvement \u200cis seen as significant for bolstering Harris&#8217;s campaign.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Obama giving Trump the Biden age treatment in battleground blitz<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1839460\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama will continue a whirlwind battleground campaign tour this weekend and next week, as Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> remain deadlocked ahead of Election Day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Obama held a rally in Tucson, Arizona, on Friday following a similar event in Pittsburgh earlier in October. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">He&rsquo;ll next take his campaign blitz to Las Vegas on Saturday and Detroit and Madison, Wisconsin, on Tuesday before headlining a joint rally with Harris in Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday, their first rally togeth<\/span>er of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024&nbsp;cycle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former first lady Michelle Obama will also stump alongside Harris the following weekend, marking her first appearance on the campaign trail since delivering a fiery speech at the Democratic National Convention in August.<\/p>\n<p>Harris campaign aides have previously told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the former president will do &ldquo;whatever it takes&rdquo; to ensure Harris&rsquo;s victory in November, and they view his campaigning as a serious boon to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Obama&rsquo;s campaign slate is heavily influenced by fears of a second Trump presidency, which he began voicing privately in July following President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s debate with Trump, the<em> Washington Post<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Over the summer, Obama and a host of Democratic lawmakers and party officials reportedly began voicing concerns about Biden&rsquo;s age and general fitness for office, which eventually led to Harris supplanting Biden atop the ticket.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Obama appears to be rolling out that same playbook against Trump, publicly questioning the former president&rsquo;s mental faculties and advancing age, especially when compared to Harris.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Have you seen him lately? I mean, he&rsquo;s out there &mdash;&nbsp;he&rsquo;s given two, two-and-a-half hour speeches, just word&nbsp;salads. You have no idea what he&rsquo;s talking about,&rdquo; Obama told his Friday crowd in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Arizona<\/a> before bringing up Trump&rsquo;s recent town hall that ended with the former president swaying onstage and listening to music for more than a half hour.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You would be worried if your grandpa was acting like this. No, I&rsquo;m not joking,&rdquo; the Democratic leader continued. &ldquo;So imagine it coming from a guy who wants to be given unchecked power.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We do not need to see what an older, loonier Donald Trump looks like with no guard rails. We have had enough of arrogance and bumbling and bluster and division. America is ready to turn the page,&rdquo; Obama added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The good news is Kamala Harris is ready to do the job. This is a leader who has spent her life fighting on behalf of people who need a voice, who need a champion, somebody who was raised in the middle class, believes in the values that built this country, worked her way through college in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mcdonalds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>McDonald&rsquo;s<\/a>, served with distinction in every office she has ever held, who is as prepared for the job as any nominee for president has ever been. That&rsquo;s who Kamala is,&rdquo; he closed.<\/p>\n<p>Obama is specifically looking to boost Harris&rsquo;s support among black men, a key voting demographic that is potentially shifting, albeit marginally, toward Trump this election.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>president<\/a> addressed the issue during a visit to Harris&rsquo;s campaign field office ahead of his Pittsburgh rally, where he said he wanted to &ldquo;speak some truths&rdquo; to &ldquo;the brothers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My understanding, based on reports I&rsquo;m getting from campaigns and communities, is that we have not yet seen the same kinds of energy and turnout in all quarters of our neighborhoods and communities as we saw when I was running,&rdquo; he stated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re coming up with all kinds of reasons and excuses; I&rsquo;ve got a problem with that,&rdquo; Obama concluded. &ldquo;Because part of it makes me think, and I&rsquo;m speaking to men directly, part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren&rsquo;t feeling the idea of having a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/woman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>woman<\/a> as president, and you&rsquo;re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1839460\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1839460\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obama campaigns vigorously against Trump, targeting Harris&#8217;s support<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2356962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/obama-harris-trump.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[37737,4087,4021,5315,32076],"class_list":["post-2356961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-battlegrounds","tag-campaign","tag-harris","tag-obama","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/obama-harris-trump.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2356961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2356962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2356961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2356961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2356961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}