The Former President, who IS MORE popular than Trump, Biden and Harris ios try help up Democvrats shore up wins on November 4th, 2025…..
Better Late then Never?
And people will take any help they can with the current President throwing puches at Democrats daily….
Barack Obama reprised his role as the Democrats’ closer-in-chief on Saturday, filling a void for his still leaderless party in the waning days of the closely watched gubernatorial contests in Virginia and New Jersey.
The former president’s stops — his first in Norfolk, home to the nation’s largest Naval installation and two historically Black colleges, and later in Newark, the Garden State’s most populous city where nearly half of residents are Black — are nods that Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominees in Virginia and New Jersey respectively, see these voters as key to securing victory in the Nov. 4 election.
But Obama’s reemergence is also a reminder of the rudderlessness of the Democratic Party, which is still reeling from stinging losses in 2024 that left them completely locked out of power in the federal government. Democrats are counting on decisive victories from Spanberger and Sherrill, both of whom are favored to win on Tuesday, to help springboard them into the critical midterm elections next year.
President Donald Trump made gains in both states last year, in part due to an improved performance among Black and Hispanic voters.
Democrats have worked to get these voters back on their side, with the bet that their affordability-focused messaging will demonstrate that Trump failed to deliver on his economic promises that drew so many of them in. But Republicans, too, have been courting these voters in an attempt to replicate Trump’s gains last year.
Obama underscored Spanberger and Sherrill’s focus on the economy as he sought to fire up voters….
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Obama also spoke to New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Saturday, according to a person familiar with the call granted anonymity to confirm the private conversation, underscoring the former president’s involvement in trying to direct an adrift Democratic Party. The call was first reported by The New York Times.
Without a singular figure driving the Democratic Party, Democrats are searching for a message that will resonate with voters. These races will be the latest temperature check on the effectiveness of their rhetoric on the economy — and their blaming of Trump for voters’ unhappiness with it….
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Obama has been a consistent presence for gubernatorial candidates in New Jersey and Virginia in recent cycles, regularly serving as the headliner even after he left office….
Note….
Despite Republicans throwing EVERYTHING inot the New jersey and Virginia Governor’s races?
Democrats should prevail ….
In NYC it looks like Mamdani will post a narrower win then expected….
image…Former President Barack Obama gestures toward Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger at a rally on Nov. 1, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. | Steve Helber/AP Photo
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