Barack Obama

MILWAUKEE — Barack Obama did the unthinkable in his 2008 presidential bid, turning out voters in droves to solidify a “Blue Wall,” with decisive wins in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Now 14 years later, Democrats are desperate to capture even a scintilla of Obama magic if they’re to hold the…

Former President Barack Obama quipped about Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon's past role in a horror film while campaigning in the key rust belt state on Saturday. Ahead of the midterms, Democrats recruited Obama—one of the most popular people in the party—to campaign for candidates in battleground states such…

Last Updated: October 29, 2022, 08:37 IST Washington, United States No US politician has openly said that US should stop military aid for Ukraine but some Democrats and even Republicans don’t want an escalation (Image: Reuters) Former US president Barack Obama, Democrat Pramila Jayapal and Republicans have directly and indirectly…

By James Oliphant ATLANTA (Reuters) -Democrats turned to former President Barack Obama on Friday to rally Georgia voters in a tight U.S. Senate race that could determine whether the party keeps control of the chamber after the upcoming midterm elections. Obama, a two-term Democrat who left office in 2017, stumped…

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama returned to the campaign trail Friday in Georgia, using his first stop on a multi-state tour to frame the 2022 midterm elections as a referendum on democracy and to urge voters not to see Republicans as an answer to their economic…

Once again, the Democrats are staring into the electoral abyss. The renewed optimism of early September now seems as ancient as the Punic Wars. Every new GOP-leaning poll and forecast brings back memories of the Democratic wipeout in Barack Obama’s first off-year election in 2010 and the horrors of election…

Republicans were in trouble. Mitt Romney, their US presidential nominee, had been crushed by Barack Obama. The party commissioned an “autopsy” report that proposed a radical rethink. “If we want ethnic minority voters to support Republicans,” it said, “we have to engage them and show our sincerity.” Ten years after…

During an interview aired on Friday’s edition of Bloomberg’s “Wall Street Week,” Harvard Professor, economist, Director of the National Economic Council under President Barack Obama, and Treasury Secretary under President Bill Clinton Larry Summers stated that while he agrees with the initial release from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve done by…

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There is too much at stake—and too little time left—to give in to the former president’s caution on this issue. October 21, 2022 I’ll start by giving honor to whom honor is due. No one has had more of an influence on my political career, including my decision to run…