Obama is set to campaign with Democrats in Ohio and Michigan as he ramps up midterm efforts

Former President Barack Obama is stepping up his midterm role with Saturday rallies for Democratic Senate hopefuls in Ohio and Michigan, two competitive states that could help decide which party controls the chamber, according to ABC News.

His first stop is Cleveland, where he will join Sherrod Brown, a onetime three-term senator trying to take the seat held by Republican Jon Husted. Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee for governor facing Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, is also scheduled to appear. Ohio has drifted toward the GOP, yet it remains fiercely contested, and President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have each traveled there recently on behalf of Husted and Ramaswamy.

Obama then goes to Detroit for Abdul El-Sayed, who is trying to consolidate Democrats after taking his primary by under a percentage point. He faces Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman. Detroit is about three-quarters Black, and opponent Haley Stevens carried surrounding Wayne County in the primary, so the event could help El-Sayed with Black voters. El-Sayed once faulted Obama for unmet progressive promises but now calls him foundational to his political career. Gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson is also expected. Next week Obama will rally in Georgia with Sen. Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms.

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