Hobnobbing Obama raking in the cash post-presidency -- while still dabbling in politics

1. First of all, a former president can do whatever he wants, said Ron Faucheux, a former Democratic elected official turned political analyst in Washington.
2. President Barack Obama laughs as actor and comedian Joel McHale speaks during the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, May 3, 2014, in Washington.
3. Life outside the White House has been sweet for former President Barack Obama, with perhaps the most difficult thing being the one he does best: politics.
4. I think it might mean more if he endorsed someone other than Biden, said one veteran Democratic presidential campaign consultant who has not gone with a candidate this time and asked to speak on background.
5. President Trump is a major game changer on that front, and I imagine Obama has an acute anxiety about it all, as anyone would.
6. While president, he declared that ;at some point you've made enough money, but that point appears to remain elusive for him more than two years out of office.
7. He believes that a robust primary in 2007 and 2008 not only made him a better general election candidate, but a better president, too, said a person familiar with Mr.
8. I'd say especially when you put him in comparison with the other invective that gets thrown around, some from his own people, he's been surprisingly restrained, said Allen C.
9. The Obamas company Higher Ground signed a multiyear deal in 2018 with Netflix to produce vaguely defined content to foster new, diverse voices in the entertainment biz, as Variety described it.
10. Obama expressed surprise at how much money I got in a speech in South Africa, but he insisted again there must be a limit.
11. Obama's post-presidency appears to be on track with that enjoyed by Bill Clinton, the only other two-term Democratic president in the post-World War II era.
12. Obama's popularity within the party and the political advocacy groups that surround him means his endorsement in the crowded field of presidential candidates would be a sought-after bouquet, although some of those close to him note he has carefully avoided picking any one Democrat when so many seek the party's mantle.

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