When Barack Obama came to campaign last week, Emma Berlage wouldn’t have missed him for the world. “It’s a Friday night … and everybody’s here,” the 24-year-old said. “After he was president he’s continued to stay cool and very popular with Democrats.”
Obama has played many parts in America’s political life – new hope, history maker, elder statesman. Now he had arrived as would-be saviour. The first Black president was in Atlanta, Georgia, to fire up voters ahead of midterm elections that will decide control of in favour of a Republican party still in thrall to Donald Trump.
