Overview
- At a get‑out‑the‑vote rally on Old Dominion University’s campus in Norfolk, Barack Obama urged support for Democrat Abigail Spanberger and framed the race as a defense of democratic norms.
- The former president sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s record, accusing him of politicizing the Justice Department and eroding basic rules and norms.
- Democrats focused on young and Black voters, with attendees directed to a nearby early‑voting site as long lines formed outside the arena.
- Spanberger contrasted her agenda with Republican Winsome Earle‑Sears, arguing that support for cuts to the federal workforce would harm Virginia’s economy.
- The stop was Obama’s first Hampton Roads rally since 2012 and followed his late‑October endorsement stressing voting rights and women’s healthcare.