Jill Biden Admits She Feared Joe’s 2020 Campaign Would Collapse

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Jill Biden Admits She Feared Joe’s 2020 Campaign Would Collapse

News (2 / 1) 04.06.2026 22:54 / Peter


When hope faded — then returned

After disappointing finishes in the early contests, Jill privately feared the bid was nearly finished. Yet she describes the turnaround as surreal once endorsements from figures like Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar and Beto O’Rourke shifted momentum, with later backing from others helping propel Joe to the nomination and the White House.

A contrast with public claims

The memoir’s candid admissions sit against Jill’s recent public insistence that Joe would have beaten Donald Trump in 2024, revealing a more complicated private perspective on that pivotal 2020 run.