we also saw was this focus on a key theme from his 2020 campaign of course, this video coming four years to the date that he launched his 2020 campaign this battle for the soul of america as he has called it. this battle for america s freedoms really putting former president trump front and center of course, he is facing a lot of head headwinds as well. a majority of voters don t want him to seek re-election. many citing his age as a key concern. i asked him about this after the midterms how does that factor into your final decision about whether or not to run for re-election it doesn t. reporter: what s your message? watch me. we heard him say that over and over again as well, watch me the other key thing that stood out to me from this video is the focus on his vice president. kamala harris featured 11
nikki haley, and for her it was not so much about specifics as it was about what she plans to do specifically on this issue, but instead trying to build, in her words, consensus on one of the thorniest issues of our time this is how she was talking about trying to find middle ground watch. my goal as president will be the same as it was when i was governor and ambassador. i want to save as many lives and help as many moms as possible. we should be able to agree that contraception should be more available, not less. we can all agree that women who get abortions should not be jailed a few have even called for the death penalty. that s the least pro life position i can possibly imagine.
speakers, including illinois governor pritzker, and marty walsh, praising the president s record and talking about him as the most pro labor president in history, and this is the president speaking in an official capacity. it s interesting to see how obama handled his re-election, and he didn t hold his first campaign rally until may of 2012 you can use all the trappings of the office to effectively campaign even if you are not holding official rallies it will be president biden talking and traveling the country, still, and talking about his legislative accomplishments, while others, including vice president harris are focusing more on a campaign style, and we will see the rising stars of the party fanning out across the country in support the president s re-election effort the president only won
she s going to rally with reproductive activists at howard she s been the face of pushing back against her views or versus republican views when it comes to seeing things curtailing the critical rights of women s reproductive rights it s something that will be a big feature. i was talking to a number of people arewho are close to her o want to see her doing that she s been talking about voting rights and civil rights for her entire career. sam stein, the republicans put out their own video with a version of what they see as the future under joe biden they are focusing on age as well the rnc chair out with this statement. biden is so out of touch, that after creating crisis after crisis, he thinks he deserves another four years if voters let biden finish the job, crime rates will rise, more fentanyl will cross our borders, children will be left behind and
president biden, that was your first democratic vote? in a long time. you will stick with him this time around? i will. what is the main reason i don t think the other side is trying to unite the nation but they are trying to tear it apart. i think there s a timeframe perspective, and maybe letting new generations and ideas come into the political environment that sentiment that you heard there, that s something that was consistent with both people who say it s great that president biden has announced his re-election and those that don t plan to support him in 2024, and it s a concern about his age i think that phrase that you can t always get what you want, that s consistent even with those backing president biden this time around they see it as a choice between president biden and another republican candidate, and for democrats here in the battleground state like wisconsin where they are used to being called out and they are