Democrats refuse Barack Obamas election meddling as former prezs influence within the desperate party withers

Barack Obama has lost his mojo and ruined his brand.It used to be said that Joe Biden was serving Obama’s third term, that his former boss was controlling him from the home he had bought in DC’s ritzy Kalorama neighborhood, two miles from the White House.The feeling was that Obama was the real leader of the Democratic Party and his wife Michelle was the secret weapon they would whip out in 2024 to replace Biden and trounce Donald Trump.Well, none of it came to pass, and judging by his irrelevant poll numbers, Obama’s star has long faded.In a CNN poll last month, Obama received only 4% support from Democrats who were asked which leader best represents the party, lagging behind Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders.Ouch.If Obama really was the puppeteer pulling Biden’s strings, he has a lot to answer for, judging by the parlous state of the party.But in reality, the former prez was so aloof from politics that he didn’t even bother watching Biden’s disastrous debate performance last summer that killed his re-election bid.According to a new book, “Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House” by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, Obama “was alerted to the catastrophe by his phone .

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Obama kept his thoughts to himself that night, but his proxies didn’t afford Biden the same courtesy.”As his former advisers like David Axelrod and the “Pod Save America” bros waged a campaign against Biden, Obama stayed silent.But behind the scenes, the book suggests he was urging the party to dump Biden and run a mini-primary to choose his replacement, and he didn’t want Harris.“The mini-primary was Obama’s way of trying to kneecap Harris,” the book claims.At one point, when Biden looked like he was clinging to his candidacy, Obama called him and demanded to know, “What is your path?”According to the authors, Biden angrily thought to himself as he listened: “What’s my path? What’s your f–king plan?”No Drama Oba...