Biden campaign looks for ways to use Obama to pummel Trump
By Amie Parnes - 09/10/20 06:00 AM EDT
Joe Biden’s campaign is trying to figure out the best ways to deploy its most powerful surrogate, former President Obama, in the final stretch of the campaign.
Biden allies say the coronavirus pandemic has limited the possibilities for Obama, whose soaring rhetoric at political rallies could be aimed at turning out key Democratic constituencies to vote in a normal year.
In 2016, Obama hit the campaign trail for then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, stumping in battleground states including Ohio and Florida. While it wasn’t enough to get Clinton into the White House, the Biden campaign would love to have 44 out there.
Obama, who has spent time recently at his Martha’s Vineyard home, is not expected to travel for Biden in the coming weeks, sources around the former president say.
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