Obama to Join Hillary Clinton on Stump, Starting in North Carolina
Source: nytimes
Obama to Join Hillary Clinton on Stump, Starting in North Carolina
By AMY CHOZICK and MICHAEL D. SHEAR
JULY 5, 2016
Photo Hillary Clinton with Barack Obama at a campaign rally in October 2008, just before Mr. Obama won his first term. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times
Hillary Clinton will hold her first joint rally with President Obama on Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C., an event signaling the start of a flurry of political activity by Mr. Obama to help elect his former rival and vanquish Donald J. Trump.
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“President Obama’s approval rating is 52 percent,” said Christine Matthews, a Republican strategist. “What Donald Trump doesn’t understand,” she added, “is in a general election, not everyone wants to blow things up.”
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Senior campaign aides — including John D. Podesta, Jennifer Palmieri and Kristina Schake, all of whom worked in the Obama administration — have kept the White House abreast of Mrs. Clinton’s positioning and moves, especially when they might cause discomfort between the two Democrats.
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The president is eager to campaign, in part for personal reasons: Mr. Trump’s embrace of the “birther” movement’s conspiracy theories about the president’s heritage was a stinging affront, and Mr. Obama has expressed deep distaste for his views.
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