Clinton passed the torch to Obama at the 2012 DNC convention with his great speech. That was the height of Clinton's relevance. He was no longer relevant by the time 2016 came around.
Obama has zero influence on election outcomes. Him campaigning for people does not help the candidate. Nobody gives a fukk what he says except Democrats in the audience. That's why he's not relevant. He's just a guy that the Democrat base still likes.
This is a deflection. A nationally popular Dem. can help increase/improve the turnout rate, which definitely impacts elections
For the record, if you look it up, VA has voted Blue in every presidential election since Barack ran/won in 2008.
The DNC chair, and the actual candidate running believes that Obama can help move the needle. But maybe, you understand thr VA political climate better than they do
The Obamas are popular and visible, and still hold a trenendous amount of influence across different demographic groups in 2025.
By looking at followers/subscribers across sm platforms, books, podcasts, etc this confirms the point I made earlier about him still being a tremendously popular in the mainstream. Which absolutely helps engage people who otherwise dont care about politics.