Aides to former President Barack Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris have discussed their appearance on the campaign trail.
Michelle Obama Said:
“I can’t have this phone call without saying to my girl Kamala: I am proud of you. This is going to be historic”
Sunday, Kamala Harris announced her candidacy for president. Obama, the first black president, has since pledged his full support.
“He has been in regular contact with her and thinks she’s been off to a great start.”
Said one person familiar with the discussions.
Aides to Obama and Kamala have discussed their appearance on the campaign trail.
Obama initially backed Biden. But he had “concerns” about his prospects. This followed his poor performance at the debates in late June.
Biden then dropped out of the race to support Harris. Democrats quickly rallied around her candidacy for the presidency. Harris also received endorsements from former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
20 years of support
Harris and Obama’s political lives have intertwined over the past 20 years. They have campaigned together and supported each other in various elected positions.
When she was the San Francisco district attorney, Harris co-chaired Obama’s California campaign when he ran for senator. During the race, she attended Obama’s opening speech in Springfield. She supported him in Iowa, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire. Harris attended his victory speech in Grant Park in Chicago when he won the general election. (According to the San Francisco Chronicle)
Harris ‘s Career
Shortly after Obama’s 2008 victory, Harris announced that she would run for California attorney general:
“To be sure, Obama has excited a whole new generation of voters — and … they span all ages and categories. But they’re an excited group of people who are feeling good about the country, and they want to be involved in it — and those are the people I want to talk to.””
In 2010, Obama endorsed Harris for attorney general. She won and served in the post for six years.
Obama also nominated Harris’s son-in-law, Tony West, to head the Justice Department’s civil division in 2009. He then became an assistant attorney general at the Justice Department in the Obama administration.