Obama enters the midterm fight

With less than a month until Election Day, former President Barack Obama is sharply increasing his role in the midterm elections, raising money, cutting ads and hitting the campaign trail.

Unexpected states now in play

At a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee fundraiser in Virginia on Wednesday, Obama told donors the Senate map now includes states like Texas that he would not have imagined being in play.

Races remain highly competitive

Obama cautioned that every one of those races could still slip away. He described the outcome as on the razor's edge, listing Kansas, Nebraska and Senator Jon Ossoff's lead in Georgia as surprises.

“on the razor's edge”

Obama warns against overconfidence

I don't want anybody to think this is a sure thing. It's not. We could end up losing all of them by two points, Obama said at the Virginia fundraiser.

“I don't want anybody to think this is a sure thing. It's not.”

Obama's fundraising total reaches thirteen point six million

The Virginia fireside chat event raised three point six million dollars, bringing Obama's total for party committees this cycle to thirteen point six million dollars.

Endorsement videos roll out nationwide

Over the past two days, ads or endorsement videos have rolled out for gubernatorial candidates Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania, Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia, Deb Haaland in New Mexico and David Crowley in Wisconsin.

Obama defends the Democratic big tent

At the fundraiser, Obama defended the breadth of the Democratic party's ideological views. He joked that leading the party is a pain in the butt because of how wide a range of views it holds.

“a pain in the butt”

Obama's endorsement outpaces Trump's with voters

According to an NBC News poll conducted in mid-September, forty three percent said they'd be more likely to vote for a candidate endorsed by Obama, compared to thirty percent for Trump endorsements.