President Obama is at it again, issuing guidance to schools in the United States to ensure that transgender students be allowed to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity.

His spokesman, Josh Earnest, has declared House Bill 2 a “civil rights” issue so the Obama administration had no choice but to step in and give us common folks “guidance” even though — in the opinion of many — this is a solution in search of a problem.

Of course this is not the first time our commander in chief has used executive orders to circumvent Congress with the stroke of a pen. Executive amnesty is one example that comes to mind. And let us not forget rules issued by Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency that have devastated the coal industry and has thrown thousands of coal miners out of work.

Now it’s being reported that Obama is just weeks away from jumping into the campaign to help Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton bolster her case against Donald Trump.

Conservatives and Republicans who underestimate Obama do so at their own electoral peril. Obama is a true believer, someone who understands that transforming policy translates into a citizenry that is more reliant on the federal government. And unlike another failed Democrat president, Jimmy Carter, Obama is a streetwise, tough politician who will not give an inch when it to comes to his vision of a “New America” — one that is modeled after European socialism.

Make no mistake: Obama sees Hillary’s election as his third term and a confirmation that America is in step with his policies and legacy. His insertion into the presidential race will test both his appeal with the American public and his ability to raise funds. He will pay particular attention to Ohio and other rust-belt states as well as the South.

Expect to see him in North Carolina campaigning for the Democratic ticket. He will vilify Gov. Pat McCrory for intransigence on H.B. 2. He will be at the top of his oratory comparing the transgender issue to the civil rights struggles of the 1960s. His argument will be about equality, diversity, and fairness. In regard to Trump, he will define the “Donald” as unfit for the complex job he seeks.

Obama will forget to note that he had very little experience prior to his presidency. His only qualifications consisted of being a community organizer, a backbench Illinois legislator, and three years on the job as a U.S. senator.

Unlike Trump, Obama never has created a job in the private sector, nor has he met a payroll. In his entire term he’s never submitted a balanced budget to Congress, and he has tripled the size of our national debt since assuming office.

Ninety-five million Americans have stopped looking for work, and millions more are on welfare and food stamps.

His signature issue “Obamacare” is likely to go bankrupt in 2017 and his foreign policy is in chaos. Our foes don’t respect the United States, and our friends feel they can no longer count on us.

To counter Obama and Hillary, conservatives have an obligation in messaging and advertising to illustrate in stark terms what Obama’s transformation has done to America, its families, traditions, and culture.

In short, America must reject a third Obama term.

Marc Rotterman is a senior fellow at the John Locke Foundation and host of “Front Row,” a look at policy and politics on UNC-TV’s NC Channel.