Their love – not too strong a word – for this man they mourn begs the question: “What achievements, what legacy?”
And in what way did he fail? For Democrats can blame turnout, blame Twitter, blame Hillary Clinton, blame fake news, but surely the failure of his party to get a third term in the White House was in some sense Mr Obama’s responsibility? As he said, his name wasn’t on the ballot, but his achievements were.
President Obama often appeared to be deep in thought
From the moment of his first victory in 2008, President Obama was pinned in place by America’s horrible history.
Even extraordinary actions would struggle to escape the orbit of the mundane, buried under the weight of that primary achievement.
