The former president of the United States, Barack Obama formally endorsed his former vice president Joe Biden, for president today.
Why it matters: Obama, following in the footsteps of other recent former presidents, chose to let the crowded Democratic primary process play out and not offer an endorsement until voters chose their presumptive nominee.
- Biden leaned heavily on his strong relationship with Obama and his record as vice president throughout the primary race while still acknowledging that he needed to “earn” Obama’s endorsement.
- Obama’s endorsement comes one day after Biden’s final rival in the race, Bernie Sanders, offered his own endorsement.
