Here's how Jon Talton's article finishes:
". . .Race was never below the surface. Obama was our first African-American president, and this alone seemed enough to put the 2016 election within stealing range for Trump. And while revulsion over Trump cost him re-election in 2020, he encouraged a mob to overturn the results. A first in American history. Trump will be back next year.
Is it Obama's fault? Or course not.
Is it Obama's fault? Or course not.
But sitting on the sidelines in Martha's Vineyard isn't a good look for the onetime Chicago community organizer who made us believe we could be better."
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Rethinking Obama
Of the hundreds of columns I’ve written on this site since its inception in 2008, many were about the 44th president of the United States. A long seven years have passed since he left office, years that saw the rise of Donald Trump, his stunning and contested win of the presidency, the pandemic, and so much more. Most of the time, I miss "No Drama Obama," his pragmatic and steady hand at the helm of the republic. Other times, I wonder about the many meanings and consequences of the man and his times. . ."
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