Obama to campaign with US Senate candidates in Ohio and Michigan

Former President Barack Obama will campaign on Saturday with Democratic Senate candidates in the US states of Ohio and Michigan, as the mid‑term election campaign intensifies.

The first event is scheduled in Cleveland, where Obama will appear alongside three‑term former Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, who is seeking to unseat Republican Senator Jon Husted. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton, running against Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, will also take part in the rally.

Following the Ohio appearance, Obama will travel to Detroit for a rally supporting Abdul El‑Sayed, a former public‑health official who won a narrow primary victory in Michigan. El‑Sayed is contesting the Senate seat held by former Republican Representative Mike Rogers. The Detroit rally, in a city that is three‑quarters Black, is expected to boost El‑Sayed’s support among Black voters.

El‑Sayed has previously praised Obama as “foundational” to his candidacy while noting disagreements with some of the former president’s policies. He told reporters that it is “a normal thing to love somebody… and to say, ‘Hey, here are some things I would have done differently.’”

Other Democratic candidates, including gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson, are also slated to appear on the Michigan ballot, which features open races for governor, attorney general and secretary of state. Obama’s next US appearance will be a rally in Georgia with Senator Jon Ossoff and gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms, while former President Donald Trump is also set to speak in Georgia on Saturday.

Source: ABC News. Photo: Rosemary Ketchum / Pexels.