The new book 'The Long Alliance: The Imperfect Union of Joe Biden and Barack Obama' describes a relationship that was messier than many realized. Philip_Elliott interviews author gdebenedetti on what's beneath the surface-level bromance
and did what was best for the Biden family—even if the Biden family didn’t appreciate it at the moment.
It was very painful for both of them. It took a very long time for Biden to realize that he ultimately couldn’t sustain a campaign, couldn’t do it in the amount of time that was needed, and he couldn’t do it emotionally. But that was really a moment in which their relationship changed because that was a moment of intense political—but also personal—feeling for both of them.
There were moments when Obama or people around him thought that Biden was going a little bit too far and suggesting support from the former President. And then he asked them to dial it back. But for the most part, he was saying, Debenedetti: They’re just very different relationships. Biden sought to find a partner who, in his words, could beBiden. Obama counseled him not to think of it in those terms.
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