Within the Democratic primary is the real contest of 2020: who can convince voters they’re most like former president Barack Obama, whom nostalgic alchemy has transformed into the closest thing the US has to a political saint?
Democratic candidates are jumping through hoops to grab a piece of the halo that has (however undeservedly) accrued to the 44th president, and they aren’t exactly being subtle about it. Whether by constantly bringing up their tenure in his administration, inflating their collaboration on political initiatives, blanketing the airwaves with deceptive commercials that imply his endorsement, or even recycling his mannerisms on stage, most of the 2020 candidates are hoping to channel the beloved ex-president all the way to the White House.
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