Obama team aims to connect 2008 energy with 2024: ‘It’s a continuation’

Published August 20, 2024 7:02pm ET



Members of former President Barack Obama’s team are looking to make connections between the energy of his 2008 campaign and Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 campaign.

The Democratic Party was inundated with a sudden boost of energy following the stepping aside of President Joe Biden as the party’s 2024 nominee, handing the baton to the younger Harris. Speaking at an Axios event, former Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett drew direct comparisons between the energy around 2008 and 2024.

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