Barack and Michelle Obama endorsed Kamala Harris for president, providing another huge boost to the now-presumptive Democratic nominee.

The former president and first lady threw their weight behind the presumptive Democratic nominee

Barack and Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination for president, sharing the news in a joint phone call.

A video released by the campaign suggests the former president and first lady called Harris on Thursday while the vice president was in Houston, where she addressed the American Federation of Teachers and received a briefing on recovery efforts following Hurricane Beryl.

“We called to say, Michelle and I couldn’t be prouder to endorse you and do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office,” Barack Obama is heard telling Harris in a 55-second video of the call.

“This is going to be historic,” Michelle Obama tells Harris.

    • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Is that really the best we can hope for? Or ask for? Someone who’s better than Trump?

      • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Is that really the best we can hope for?

        Got any actual suggestions, or are you only here to complain that any candidate isn’t a 100% perfect match for everything you want in the world?

      • tootoughtoremember@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        In July, of an election year, in the US? Yes, that’s the best you get.

        Make a time machine, convince Biden to drop out 8-12 months ago, then you can have your open primary season.

      • KevonLooney@lemm.ee
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        4 months ago

        I thought you were going to say:

        “Is that really the best we can hope for? ‘Working on social and political causes to help see people and policies you like make it to the top’?”

        And I was like “yeah, it is the best we can hope for”.

        • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
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          4 months ago

          That is what I’m asking for. Everyone else seems content with backing a “winner”.

          • KevonLooney@lemm.ee
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            4 months ago

            I don’t know if you understand. People are donating and volunteering, for Kamala Harris. You don’t want more participation, You just want people to support your personally chosen candidate (who remains nameless).

            • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
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              4 months ago

              I haven’t seen one I like this cycle. Neither major party has nominated one I really liked in 40 years. The Dems came close a couple times.

              • jj4211@lemmy.world
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                4 months ago

                This sentiment is really impractical in a functional democracy of over 300 million people, if you can’t find anyone in 20 candidates that have run over the past 40 years from the two major parties you were willing to vote for.

                Your perfect candidate that you hold out for isn’t going to be the perfect candidate for a lot of people. Part of the whole give and take is building consensus around most broadly acceptable candidates, rather than just taking your ball and going home when none of the viable candidates perfectly suite you.

                • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
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                  4 months ago

                  Oh I voted in every election since I could. Just never for someone I believed in. It was only ever hope.