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Their excitement could not be hidden. During Tuesday’s evening newscasts, the broadcast networks were able to take a break from reporting on the coronavirus crisis and celebrate the edicts of their long lost heartthrob: former President Barack Obama. With no one else able to contend for the Democratic nomination, Obama finally threw his support behind his former vice president, Joe Biden. ABC, CBS, and NBC all used the opportunity tout Biden as the supposedly better leader to handle the crisis.
Even though they spent less than a minute on the story, that didn’t stop ABC’s World News Tonight from gushing. “We're also following the major headline back here at home in the race for 2020, tonight. Former President Barack Obama endorsing Joe Biden in this dark time,” anchor David Muir announced.
Following a soundbite from Obama’s endorsement video, congressional correspondent Mary Bruce proclaimed “this is a really big deal” and fawned about a newly released photo of Biden and Obama. Bruce concluded by touting how Obama had been “working the phones. Now eager to try to unite the Democratic Party going forward.” The excitement in her voice was unmistakable.
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