Mid-Terms

Obama Backs More than 200 Democrats Ahead of Midterms

JUANA SUMMERS - ASSOCIATED PRESSOctober 1, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is expanding his influence ahead of November’s midterm elections. On Monday, he released a second slate of endorsements for Democrats running for offices ranging from local to national, bringing the total to more than 300. Among the most prominent candidates to win Obama’s support are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic congressional candidate who won an upset primary victory this summer in New York; Andrew Gillum, the Tallahassee mayor who is running for governor in Florida; and Kyrsten Sinema, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Arizona. While the candidates that Obama endorsed stretch up and

Daily Briefs

President Obama Heads to Orange County for Mid-Term Rally

Niele AndersonSeptember 5, 2018

Rarely have we seen former president Barack Obama involved in any US politics since leaving office, but with so much to lose he’s hitting the campaign trial. On Saturday September 8, Obama will stomp into Southern California to hold a rally to boost seven Democratic candidates running in competitive House districts across the state. Obama will head to the Republican territory of Orange County alongside Democrats Josh Harder, who is running against Rep. Jeff Denham of Turlock; T.J. Cox, who’s challenging Rep. David Valadao of Hanford; and Katie Hill, who is opposing Rep. Steve Knight of Palmdale. Also in attendance,