Obama set to spend Saturday on the Democratic campaign trail ahead of midterms

Barack Obama is spending Saturday on the trail for two Democratic Senate hopefuls, in Ohio and Michigan, states that could decide which party holds the chamber. It marks a more active phase for the former president in this year's midterms, according to The Independent.

His first stop is Cleveland, where he will appear with Sherrod Brown, who served three terms in the Senate and is now trying to oust Republican Sen. Jon Husted. Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee for governor, is also expected there against Republican Vivek Ramaswamy. Ohio leans Republican these days but remains hotly contested, and President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have each visited recently to boost Husted and Ramaswamy.

Obama then heads to Detroit to rally with Abdul El-Sayed, whose primary victory margin was under a percentage point. His opponent is Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers. Detroit is three-quarters Black, so the stop may help El-Sayed with Black voters; Haley Stevens carried Wayne County by about 6 points in the primary. El-Sayed once faulted Obama over unmet progressive promises but now calls him "foundational" to his political path. Next week, Obama is to rally in Georgia with Sen. Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →