Turns out Kamala Harris didn’t just lose to Donald Trump in 2024 — she also got torpedoed by Barack Obama before the race even started.
A new book, FIGHT: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House, reveals what many suspected all along: the so-called Obama-Biden “team” fractured long ago, and Obama wanted no part of a Kamala presidency. Author Jonathan Allen alleges that the former president not only pushed Joe Biden out of the race but worked behind the scenes to keep Harris from taking the baton.
“President Obama absolutely did not think that Joe Biden should continue,” Allen told MSNBC, “and he also didn’t want Kamala Harris to be the replacement.” Instead, Obama reportedly lobbied for an open primary or a brokered convention, clearly believing Harris couldn’t win — a belief that turned out to be prophetic.
Despite being Biden’s chosen successor, Harris was, according to Allen, actively undermined by Obama, who “did not have faith in her ability to win the election.” The former president may not have said it outright, but his silence and political maneuvering spoke volumes.
This isn’t just a bit of post-election drama. It’s a devastating indictment of the fractured, self-serving power dynamics at the heart of the Democratic Party. While conservatives and independents were uniting behind Trump, Democrats were stabbing each other in the back to preserve their own power.
Allen also dropped a bombshell on Fox News Primetime, telling Jesse Watters that Biden believed he would be hailed for stepping aside and endorsing Harris. But Obama? He had “other plans.” And it showed.
Nowhere was this betrayal clearer than in the days following Biden’s announcement that he was bowing out. While Biden quickly backed Harris, the Obamas waited five full days to lend their support. In political terms, that’s an eternity — and the delay raised red flags even among liberal voters already skeptical of Harris’s leadership abilities.
Obama’s cold shoulder helped stall Harris’s momentum and send the message loud and clear: the party wasn’t really behind her. In that critical week, the Democrats’ last shred of unity crumbled — and it helped hand Trump a third straight election win in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
The book also notes that White House aides reportedly had a literal “death pool” over Biden’s health, using neon tape on the floors to guide him around the residence. If that sounds like something out of a Veep script, it’s because the entire Democratic operation in 2024 was a joke — and a tragic one at that.
Kamala’s defeat wasn’t just a referendum on her policies or Biden’s failed presidency. It was also a reflection of the deep dysfunction inside the Democratic elite. The same people who built her career — Pelosi, Schumer, Obama — ultimately viewed her as a liability when it mattered most.
They were right. But they were also the ones who elevated her to the vice presidency in the first place. Now they want to pretend they saw the train wreck coming? Please.
Barack Obama may be the most popular figure in Democratic politics, but this latest revelation exposes his real role in 2024: kingmaker turned executioner. He didn’t trust Biden. He didn’t believe in Kamala. And he tried to manipulate the process behind the curtain while pretending to stay above the fray.
Americans dodged a bullet when Kamala Harris lost to Donald Trump. But this isn’t over. The internal war inside the Democrat Party is still raging — and it’s only going to get nastier heading into 2026.
Meanwhile, the conservative movement marches on. And outlets like RedState will keep pulling back the curtain, no matter how ugly the truth is.
