As Republicans flee Trump, Obama remains Democrats’ midterms star

With under a month left before Election Day, former President Barack Obama is emerging as the Democrats' most sought-after surrogate while Republicans increasingly put distance between themselves and President Donald Trump. Politico reports that Obama will work as the party's closer, appearing in advertising as well as on the campaign trail, according to MS NOW.

MS NOW's Steve Benen points to the contrast. Texas's Republican governor stayed away from a Trump rally in his state, Michigan's Republican Senate candidate criticized central pieces of the president's agenda in an ad, and other GOP Senate hopefuls kept their distance during televised debates. Meanwhile, Obama recorded a video backing Troy Jackson's Senate bid in Maine, and Sen. Jon Ossoff's Georgia campaign released ads featuring him. He also appeared in an Iowa ad for state Rep. Josh Turek, and he will headline a Michigan rally later this month for Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and gubernatorial candidate Jocylyn Benson.

Benen attributes the demand to polling.

Summarized by PolitiKool from MS NOW’s reporting. Read the full story at MS NOW →