Soothe And Boost

Guardian UK: Amazing grace: Obama's speech soothes a convention and boosts Clinton - The president has always been able to capture the attention of a crowd; he used the talent to defeat Hillary in 2008. Now that power is harnessed for her by Lucia Graves

But on Wednesday he sent their love elsewhere as well: to the campaign of Hillary Clinton. And he did it as her longtime observer, opponent and boss, and with all the authority and gravitas of a guy who knows the office.