WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Barack Obama has told allies in recent days that Joe Biden's path to victory has greatly diminished and he thinks the U.S. president needs to seriously consider the viability of his candidacy, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing multiple people briefed on Obama's thinking.

(Reporting by Rami Ayyub)

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[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 27 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

For our lemmee denizens that like to come in and prattle on to us about electoralism

One Democrat who is neutral in the 2020 race and spoke to Obama about Biden's gaffe-prone nature recalled the former president saying: "Don't underestimate Joe's ability to fuck things up."

Bonus

Speaking of his own waning understanding of today's Democratic electorate, especially in Iowa, Obama told one 2020 candidate: "And you know who really doesn't have it? Joe Biden."