Overview
- The former president will appear in Norfolk with Abigail Spanberger and in Newark with Mikie Sherrill on Saturday.
- His late push follows mid-October ads he cut for both Democrats and is aimed chiefly at turning out reliable supporters.
- Spanberger faces Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in Virginia, while Sherrill is running against Republican Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey.
- Both stops focus on areas with large Black populations as Democrats deploy national surrogates, including governors Andy Beshear, Wes Moore, JB Pritzker, Josh Shapiro and Gretchen Whitmer.
- Obama has sharpened warnings about erosion of democratic norms and remains his party’s most popular figure, with a 59% Gallup approval rating.