Most Important Helper

First of all, I think the most important helper to the president is going to differ from each term to the next, and from one president to another depending on who it is. For this specific election and time period, I think the Economic and Security advisers are going to be really helpful for President Elect Barack Obama. These were two of the most important parts of the election, and are very important in America right now because of the recent problems with the economy. This is going to be this first thing on Obamas mind, therefore he is going to be needing advise from them regularly. However, throughout his term in general I think Obama will be receiving the most advice from his main Staff (Vice president, Speaker of House, etc) They all have lots of experience in different aspects that he may not have, and he will hopefully take full advantage of that. I think he seems to work with these people frequently, and will look to them because they are so high up in the rankings of government.