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Jonathan Allen: Obama ‘Worked Behind the Scenes’ to Derail Kamala Harris’ 2024 Candidacy (clip) (clip)
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Morning Joe

Name: Morning Joe
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/ns/msnbc_tv-morning_joe/
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Jonathan Allen

Name: Jonathan Allen
Employment: Politico
Position: Senior correspondent
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04/02/2025 12:32 pm
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Allen President Obama absolutely ░░░░░░░░ not think that Joe ░░░░░░░░ should continue according to ░░░░░░░░ sources close to President ░░░░░░░░ And he also didn ░░░░░░░░ want Kamala Harris to ░░░░░░░░ the replacement for Biden ░░░░░░░░ didn t think that ░░░░░░░░ was the best choice ░░░░░░░░ Democrats And he worked ░░░░░░░░ behind the scenes for ░░░░░░░░ long time to try ░░░░░░░░ have a mini primary ░░░░░░░░ an open convention or ░░░░░░░░ primary leading to an ░░░░░░░░ convention did not have ░░░░░░░░ in her ability to ░░░░░░░░ the election So and ░░░░░░░░ it turned out she ░░░░░░░░ t win But he ░░░░░░░░ really working against her ░░░░░░░░ one moment he had ░░░░░░░░ up a phone call ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Clyburn from South ░░░░░░░░ on the day that ░░░░░░░░ Biden handed off the ░░░░░░░░ to Kamala Harris And ░░░░░░░░ had set up a ░░░░░░░░ with Clyburn for like ░░░░░░░░ 30 that afternoon And ░░░░░░░░ thought to himself This ░░░░░░░░ s going to try ░░░░░░░░ rope me into the ░░░░░░░░ convention thing I better ░░░░░░░░ my endorsement of Harris ░░░░░░░░ there fast so that ░░░░░░░░ is a short conversation ░░░░░░░░ Wow Allen So that ░░░░░░░░ and when Harris talked ░░░░░░░░ Obama on the day ░░░░░░░░ Biden handed off to ░░░░░░░░ Obama was on —“
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