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Specifically, during critical moments such as the 2010 midterms, Obama initially refrained from active involvement, believing it beneath him to intervene. By the time he recognized the importance of engaging more actively, it was often too late to significantly shift outcomes. His strategic setup of organizations like Organizing for America (OFA) instead of leveraging the Democratic National Committee exemplifies this tendency to decentralize and sometimes sideline traditional party machinery.