Obama Campaign Appearance for Biden
Kriston Jae Bethel for The New York Times
We ran the numbers: There are 3046 news articles covering this topic. 24% (722) are left leaning, 45% (1361) are center, and 32% (963) are right leaning.
On Wednesday, evening, former President Obama delivered a fiery first in-person campaign appearance on behalf of former Vice President Joe Biden in Philadelphia. While left-leaning articles highlight that Obama ridiculed President Trump, right-leaning articles highlight that President Trump’s re-election campaign took aim at Obama and Biden.
A left-leaning article by The New York Times highlights that Obama ridiculed President Trump for complaining about campaigning in Pennsylvania and contracting the coronavirus. Obama said that Trump’s antics were unacceptable and wouldn’t even be tolerated if Trump were a school principal.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Obama delivered a blistering rebuke of President Trump and urged Americans to go out and vote. Obama framed the election as a battle for democracy, warning voters about becoming complacent ahead of Nov. 3rd, invoking the results of the 2016 presidential election.
Fox News published a right-leaning article highlighting that President Trump’s re-election campaign took aim at Obama and Biden, as Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh said that “Joe Biden is clearly not up to the rigors of campaigning for president, so he’s calling in Barack Obama as a reinforcement.” Murtaugh said the former president can’t do much to help Biden.