Obama campaigns for Democrats in Ohio and Michigan

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 01:20 · Archive

Barack Obama will campaign Saturday with Democratic candidates in Ohio and Michigan, two states that could determine control of the U.S. Senate as midterm elections approach.

In Cleveland, Obama will appear alongside Sherrod Brown, a former three-term Ohio Senator attempting to unseat Republican Jon Husted. Democrat Amy Acton, who is running for governor against Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, is also set to join the event. Although Ohio has shifted more reliably Republican in recent years, it has been a fiercely contested battleground this election cycle.

Obama will then travel to Detroit for a rally with Dr Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official running against Republican former Representative Mike Rogers. El-Sayed won the Democratic primary by under a percentage point. His opponent Haley Stevens won Wayne County, which includes Detroit, by about 6 percentage points during the primary.

President Trump and Vice President JD Vance have both visited Ohio recently to rally support for Republican candidates. El-Sayed has previously criticised aspects of Obama's presidency over unfulfilled progressive campaign promises, though he recently told reporters he valued the former president, calling him 'foundational' to his path to run for office.

How it is being reported

• Obama hits the campaign trail for Democrats with midterms less than 2 weeks awayFormer President Barack Obama was hitting multiple campaign stops in Ohio and Michigan this weekend to speak out against the Trump administration, with midterms less than two weeks away. Nikole Killion has more.CBS News · 25 Oct, 01:53
• Obama set to spend Saturday on the Democratic campaign trail ahead of midtermsAlthough Ohio has become more reliably Republican, it's been a hotly contested battleground this yearIndependent World · 24 Oct, 18:26

In this story: Barack Obama · Sherrod Brown · Jon Husted · Amy Acton · Vivek Ramaswamy · Abdul El-Sayed · Mike Rogers · Ohio

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