Obama to Campaign for Democratic Senate Candidates in Ohio and Michigan 10 Days Before Midterms
Photo: The New York TimesFormer President Barack Obama will campaign Saturday for Democratic U.S. Senate candidates in Ohio and Michigan, 10 days before the midterm elections, as he steps up his role in the party's push for control of the Senate. Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, and former Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown will appear with Obama at a Cleveland rally. AP said the first event is in Cleveland, while Newsweek said Obama would go to Detroit first and then Cleveland. Newsweek reported the Michigan rally is set for 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with the location not yet announced. Ohio has become a Republican stronghold, and Michigan backed Donald Trump in 2016, Joe Biden in 2020 and Trump in 2024. Newsweek said Obama remains one of the most popular living former presidents, and a recent Ohio survey found him the only prominent public figure there with a positive favorability rating. Newsweek also said El-Sayed has criticized the Obama administration for falling short of progressive expectations.
Right-leaning outlets tracked by Crosswire had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative/independent outlets had. Left-leaning coverage centers on Obama's draw as a closer. MS NOW calls him a "potent weapon" on a three-state swing through must-win territory, and CNN labels him the "closer-in-chief" and asks how Democrats are counting on his star power. The excerpts from both name no candidates and cite no polling or voices. AP gives a plain scheduling account that stresses the Senate stakes. Newsweek adds the distinct angle of the states' political shifts and the tension from El-Sayed's past criticism.
How the sides differ Left sources stress Obama's star power as a closing asset; alternative sources add state and candidate detail; right sources have not covered it.
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MS NOW and CNN lead with Obama's star power as a late-campaign asset, calling him a weapon and "closer-in-chief" for Democrats; the excerpts feature no candidates or outside voices.
AP reports the Ohio and Michigan Senate events and what is at stake for chamber control. Newsweek adds state voting history, Obama's polling and El-Sayed's past criticism of his administration.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.