Barack Obama

November 5, 2024 10:59 PM

US Election 2024: Obama urges voters to back Kamala Harris and Tim Walz

Former President Barack Obama has called on Americans to turn out in large numbers for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, as voting gets underway for one of the closest US presidential elections in recent history. In a post on X on Tuesday, Obama reminded voters of the importance of their participation, emphasizing that the day represents "who we are and what we stand for." He encouraged people to check their polling locations on IWillVote.com and share their voting ex...

October 18, 2024 3:13 PM

Obama set to hit campaign trail with Kamala Harris for first time

Democrat Kamala Harris will campaign for the first time with Barack and Michelle Obama in separate events next week, hoping to inject some political star power in the final dash to election day in November, a senior campaign official said. The former president and his wife remain immensely popular with the Democratic base and are expected to be effective closers in the final stretch of a campaign relying on turnout from loyal Democrats in states where victory margins are thin. Polls show the p...

August 22, 2024 6:51 PM

In Kamala Harris’ multiracial roots, U.S. sees its own future

The daughter of a Jamaican father and Indian mother, both immigrants, Kamala Harris reflects the United States' changing demographics. When she steps onto the stage Thursday evening in Chicago to accept the Democratic Party's nomination as their presidential candidate, she will represent the country's fastest growing racial category. Some 42 million Americans now identify as multiracial, or 13% of the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up from 2% in 2000 when the census firs...

August 21, 2024 10:16 AM

Democratic National Convention: Barack and Michelle Obama rally for Kamala Harris

Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama delivered a one-two punch at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night, urging Americans to back Kamala Harris in her 11th-hour presidential bid against Republican Donald Trump. America's first Black president, Obama has thrown his considerable political capital behind Harris as she seeks to make history herself on Nov. 5 as the first woman and first Black and South Asian person to be elected U.S. president. "We do n...

August 20, 2024 1:03 PM

How Obama boosted Harris and continues to shape the Democratic Party

After Kamala Harris secured the Democratic presidential nomination in an unprecedented party upheaval, she got some advice from former President Barack Obama: Tap the campaign talent pool that is out there; you can have anyone you want. Within days, Obama's former campaign manager David Plouffe and other high profile alumni from Obama's 2008 and 2012 election efforts joined her nascent campaign. "He just wanted her to know that she was in a position to recruit anyone she thought they needed," ...

July 26, 2024 5:00 PM

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Harris for president

Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle endorsed Kamala Harris' bid for president on Friday in a roughly one-minute long video that captured a private phone call between the couple and the current vice president. "We called to say Michelle and I couldn't be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the Oval Office," Obama told Harris. "I am proud of you. This is going to be historic," the former first lady told Harris. Talking int...