Barack Obama didn’t play a particularly important role in Clinton’s campaign because she seemed to have things under control, he didn’t want to outshine her, and he had a country to run. He kept mostly quiet during Trump’s first three years, because Bush did it for him, and he didn’t want to be divisive. He didn’t take sides during the 2020 primaries, because he knew he was needed as a unifying figure at the end, regardless of who won. But all that is gone now, and it’s all hands on deck.
Biden needs him; the Democratic Party needs him; the nation needs him. We need his intellect, his integrity, and his ability to uplift. We need him to protect his legacy from a vandal who is determined to destroy it. More than anything else, we need him to help save the country from becoming the illiberal state that could well be our future if Trump, in spite of everything, wins a third term.
He’ll be there. I’m sure of it.