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Democrats salivate over Obama coming off sidelines The Hill [View all]
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/elections-2020/democrats-salivate-over-obama-coming-off-sidelines/ar-BB12lkXp?li=BBnbcThe decision by Bernie Sanders to suspend his campaign means former President Obama is about to get back into the political spotlight.
Sources close to Obama and Biden say the two men have spoken "quite frequently," as one put it, in recent days as Biden pivots to the general election. Obama has also spoken to Sanders in recent days, according to two sources with knowledge of the conversations.
The former president has stayed out of the Democratic primary, but sources say he is anxious to endorse his former vice president, Joe Biden, and become an active player in the general election campaign against President Trump.
Democrats across the country are also ready for his entry.
"IT IS TIME," Doug Landry, a former Hillary Clinton aide, wrote Wednesday, tweeting a cartoon image of Obama as superman. "RELEASE THE SUPER SURROGATE."
He's eager to go," said one source close to Obama. "He's been waiting for this election for almost four years.
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