Should former presidents like Barack Obama actively campaign in the midterm elections?
With 10 days until the November 3 midterms, former President Barack Obama rallied for Democrats in Michigan and Ohio on October 24, 2026, trading attacks with President Trump, who held competing rallies.
From a standpoint of abstract ethics without regard for current personalities, I don't see the harm.
I used to think former presidents should step back and leave the stage to their successors. The past 10 years has changed my mind. Democrats are struggling for a cohesive voice, and if Obama can articulate what millions are feeling and champion needed change, I'm all for it.
He won't; he's long-since made it clear who he works for, and that yoke is precisely what prevents him and all the other tories from doing precisely what you're hoping for.