Barack Obama is the star of the Democratic Party Convention on Tuesday. His speech shows that nothing can happen without him. Kamala Harris has long understood this.
Of course, his appearance in the crowded arena in Chicago begins with a tender embrace of his wife and his congratulations for her brilliant speech earlier and the self-ironic remark: “You have to be pretty stupid if you want to give a speech after Michelle Obama.”
He now grins his broad grin.
Barack Obama is setting the bar high, but he knows that he will – and must – clear it. It is another moment in the recent history of the USA in which Barack Obama, 63, is needed as chief explainer and motivator and narrator and therapist and admonisher and leader.
As a kind of father of the nation.
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I have been working in the news industry for over 6 years, first as a reporter and now as an editor. I have covered politics extensively, and my work has appeared in major newspapers and online news outlets around the world. In addition to my writing, I also contribute regularly to 24 Hours World.