Obama makes midterm push to protect legacy
Former President Obama is back on the campaign trail, aiming to boost Democratic candidates — and protect his own legacy.
Obama will be in Florida and Georgia Friday. He’s campaigning with incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum in Miami, and with Stacey Abrams, who hopes to become America’s first black female governor, in Atlanta.
The reemergence of the most towering figure in the Democratic Party has excited activists who still hanker after a president whose style, as well as politics, is diametrically opposed to President Trump’s.
“He is very much my party’s rock star,” said Steve Schale, a well-known Florida strategist who worked on both of Obama’s presidential campaigns, including as state director on the 2008 effort.
“He is still my party’s most popular public official, and he is one of the guys who has the capability to put together this coalition of independents and swing voters, along with his ability to motivate the base.”
The stakes are very high, and very personal, for Obama.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/414437-the-memo-obama-makes-midterm-push-to-protect-legacy
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