"A divided Obama world has options in 2020" -- DU Editorials & Other Articles (Forum)
With as many as 30 candidates expected in the 2020 field, Obama World — famously a tight-knit group — may be divided for the first time. “It’ll be tough because they’re all competing for the same crowd,” said one former Obama aide.
Ben LaBolt, who served as an Obama White House spokesman and national campaign spokesman for his 2012 campaign, acknowledged the likely division.
“There is incredible talent preparing to run in this year's Democratic primary, which means for the Obama diaspora this may be the first time many of us are supporting candidates that our friends and former colleagues are not,” said LaBolt, who refrained from talking about who he might support.
While Obama is likely to be supportive of his associates behind the scenes and even encourage them to run, allies say he is more than likely to remain neutral publicly until the Democratic primary draws to a close, as is former first lady Michelle Obama.
But the battle for Obama’s aides, confidants and donors — and the president's implicit support — is expected to be fierce.
Full article at:
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/414188-a-divided-obama-world-has-options-in-2020
