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Trump’s handling of the coronavirus has meant Obama’s absence is keenly felt – but an endorsement of his one-time running mate may be imminent Barack Obama with Joe Biden in 2016. Obama’s admirers say he was often at his best in the face of tragedy. Photograph: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Miss me now? Barack Obama’s absence […] More
Reverend helped start the influential Southern Christian Leadership Conference with Martin Luther King Jr Civil rights leader the Rev Joseph E Lowery speaks at an event in Atlanta in 2013. Photograph: David Goldman/AP Barack Obama has paid tribute to the civil rights leader Joseph Lowery, calling the charismatic preacher “a giant who changed the face […] More
Amy Walter, writing for the Cook Political Report, has asked an important question in the title of her article: “Will Coronavirus Shake Up the Political Stasis?” She looks specifically at what the idea of stasis or change means for US President Donald Trump. Bernie Sanders Is Connecting With Us READ MORE In the midst of […] More
Voters have shown a preference for the establishment favorite. But though Biden is no Clinton, he faces an uphill battle Follow Tuesday’s voting live Donald Trump has always been obsessed with his predecessor and polar opposite, Barack Obama. It was therefore perhaps preordained that, barring a political sensation, he will likely have to fight for […] More
This epic documentary ranges across Hillary Clinton’s life, from the Arkansas governor’s mansion, through the White House years to her own shot at the top job – but the enigma remains There is a melancholy fascination to Nanette Burstein’s sympathetic and respectful documentary interview with the enduringly opaque Hillary Rodham Clinton. It will be broadcast […] More
Democratic candidates have been vying to link themselves to the popular former president in their television spots As Democrats vote in Nevada’s caucuses on Saturday, they do so having been inundated with an ad from Senator Elizabeth Warren’s campaign featuring Barack Obama praising her. Days later in South Carolina, when Democrats go to vote, they […] More
John Rogers and Mellody Hobson to host African American speakers next week as billionaire seeks black votes Two prominent Democratic donors in Chicago with deep ties to Barack Obama will next week co-host an event for former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg. Related: Once a longshot, Bloomberg is gaining ground in California. Will it last? […] More
In a break from Obama’s big-tech data-gathering era, Bernie Sanders’ team prizes trust and empowerment The Iowa caucuses this week were a tale of two political technologies. There was Shadow Inc’s disastrous app for tallying votes, funded by a team drawn from Obama-era politics and technology, which failed due to impossible timelines, a lack of […] More
