First Published in the Grio.

President Barack Obama, who many anticipate will play a key role in the 2024 elections, set the blueprint for the Biden-Harris administration.

It’s been more than six years since former President Barack Obama left office, leaving behind a historic administration that changed the trajectory of American politics and the way government works for the middle class and minority communities.

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“If it wasn’t for President Obama’s administration, we wouldn’t have a Joe Biden administration,” said Svante Myrick, president and CEO of People For the American Way, a decades-old progressive advocacy group.

“Not only did serving President Obama make [then-Vice President] Biden more popular, but President Obama was an extremely effective surrogate in 2020 on the campaign trail and again in 2022 in the midterms,” Myrick told the Grio.

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