Inside Obama’s midterm campaign plans

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 Inside Obama’s midterm campaign plans

In his first year back in private life, the former president has struggled with how to challenge his successor, but as the midterms approach he's preparing to take on a bigger political role.

By EDWARD-ISAAC DOVERE

01/18/2018 05:00 AM EST

Updated 01/18/2018 08:12 AM EST

Since leaving office, Barack Obama has struggled with how to do what no modern president has: take on his successor.

Over the past year, he’s appeared at rallies, done a robocall, made a few endorsements. His office in Washington’s West End neighborhood, about a mile from the White House, has become a destination for Democrats looking to tap the former president for advice.

But with the midterms approaching, people close to him say he’ll shift into higher gear: campaigning, focusing his endorsements on down ballot candidates, and headlining fundraisers. He’ll activate his 15,000-member campaign alumni association for causes and candidates he supports — including the 40 who are running for office themselves. He’s already strategizing behind the scenes with Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez and Eric Holder, who’s chairing his redistricting effort.

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I see his continued involvement to be an act of desperation for the Dems.    Hillary imploded after the loss and they have failed to unite behind another leader.

They are probably begging Obama to leave off his vacations and make a few speeches.   I don't think it will work because without the machine behind him he is really a weak bumbleheaded fool.