Norfolk, Virginia – Barack Obama once again repeated his role as the Democrats’ CORTHER-PRORTERS ONEMERTEDAY, filling the void with his innocent party in the days seen in Virginia and New Jersey.
Previous presidents – the first from Norfolk, home to the largest national installation in the country of the black sea, and later in Abigail Spanberger and New Jersey where Abigail Spannerger and New Jersey where the election to get the election.
But Obama’s reemergence is a reminder of the unpopularity of the Democratic Party, which continues to suffer a shocking loss in 2024 that has left them completely locked in power in the monarchy. Democrats are counting on decisive victories from Spanberger and Sherrill, both favorites to win Tuesday, to help inform critical local elections next year.
President Donald Trump made gains in both states last year, in part because of improved performance among black and Hispanic voters.
Democrats have worked to win these voters back to their side, betting that their focused messaging will show that Trump failed to deliver on his economic promises that attracted many of them. But the Republicans, too, were there in love with these voters in an attempt to replicate Trump’s gains last year.
Obama emphasized Spanberger and Sherrill’s focus on the economy as he sought to galvanize voters.
“Abigail’s opponent seems to care a lot about what Trump and his Cronies sources are. He recommended the Virginia tax law that would raise the cost of the Republic,” said Obama in the Virginia gubernatorial suggested, “Obama said.
“It’s like everyday is Halloween, except it’s all tricks and no treats,” drew laughter from the crowd, before adding: “Warn me that:”
Obama also spoke with New York City Cinerd tatative Zoohran Mamdani on Saturday, according to a person familiar with their anonymity to confirm a private conversation, to emphasize the participation of the former President in trying to direct the Adrift Democratic Party. The phone was there First reported by the New York Times.
Without a single figure driving the Democratic Party, Democrats are looking 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 suspicions of Trump in favor of voting.
“President Obama is widely respected across the country,” Sherrill told reporters Thursday. “He’s a pragmatic leader who I think cares a lot about rights and freedoms, but also about driving costs. And I think everyone here in New Jersey, for everyone here in the 175th — he’s really talking.”
Spanberger and Sherrill sought to arrest their Republican opponents, Ears and Jack Ciattarelli, respectively, to do it. Democrats have cast us as a bulwark against the President, who says the economy has done badly as he returns to power — in part pointing to the ongoing government shutdown.
Thousands of financial workers have lost paychecks, and others have lost their jobs because of the Department of Public Works hijacking earlier this year and the shutdown that began last month – with the most impact in Virginia, which has a large number of federal employees.
“You deserve a governor who will work with Democrats and Republicans to grow our economy and not stand by while Virginia workers are attacked,” Spanberger said. Said Saturday.
Saturday brought a new round of difficulties: Millions were there put at risk of losing food aid As the nutrition assistance program predicted it would run out of money. You are lost said his campaign will be “Collecting donations for the Community Food Bank of New Jersey as the Trump administration allows Snap funds to expire, forcing more families to depend on food banks for food assistance.”
Republican Virgining Virginianican Vov. Glenn Wengkin declared a state of emergency, blamed the “Democrat Shutdown” for fighting money, and the state steps in to help Snap beneficiaries. New Jersey declared a state of emergency again “Fast money” for food bankssaid the New Jersey Democrat Murphy on Friday said “The decision of the Trump administration to stop the money freeze as the government drag is open is both illegal and illegal.”
On the same day, federal judges It is ordered by the Trump administration using emergency funds to fund the program.
In New Jersey, which is expected to be a tougher race than Virginia, some Democrats have Concerns were expressed About Democrats regaining black voters. Sherrill – who has called black voters “an important part of the Democratic Firewall” – is likely to win among these, but as Ciattarelli is also trying to appeal to them, the margin could make all the difference in the outcome.
Ululle ribs, black, took Obama to task According to his comments Cleaning black men Not to put the nominee of President Harris more aggressively, but he is urging black voters next year to support both white democratic nominees.
It was unclear before Obama’s speech in Virginia whether he would weigh in on the controversy surrounding Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general.
He was at the center of the scandal surrounding the violence surrounding the text messages he sent in 2022 where he stabbed shooting and killing a Republican columnist That shone through in the closing weeks of the race. It threw the hope of the party to eliminate the highest offices of the highest Virginia governor, the governor of Jehovah Republicans are a rallying cry for Hammer Spanbergerwho criticized the messages but refused to withdraw Jones’s endorsement or ask him to drop out of the race.
But Jones appeared at the beginning of the meeting and said nothing about the joke that has stalled his campaign. While other speakers mentioned Jones, including Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA.), Neither Obama nor Spanberger.
While Obama’s return to the Campaign Trail gave many Democrats a jolt of joy, his presence has been trodden on by Republicans who may not be able to face leading Democrats in the future and is the reason the Democratic Party has fallen from the past decade. “
“Sherrill and Spanberger both do not have a forward-looking agenda to improve the lives of voters in their districts, so it is not surprising that the Democrat’s policies are declining,” said Courtney Alexander, Political Communications Director.
Obama has been a consistent candidate in New Jersey and Virginia in recent cycles, Working regularly as a headliner Even after leaving office.
He, and a squarm of Democrats – Many of them have their eyes on the 2028 Presidential election – They have arrived at Spanberger and Sherry at the end of the campaign. But the party’s most recent carriers, former President Joe Beriden and Harris, have stayed on the campaign trail.
“There is no bigger voice, more respected voice in our party, than the Democratic committee chair of Ken Martin. “And so to have him participate in the meeting of the troops in the last few days, to thank the volunteers and the people who were on the ground working hard, and they really helped, help to remind the people who are in the cage in this election, it never hurts.”
Gergory Svirnovskiy, Adam Wren and Daniel Han contributed to this report.
