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Former President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama held separate campaign-style rallies before the midterm elections. The events aimed to boost their respective political causes and influence voter sentiment leading up to the election day.

Written by AI on 2026-10-27, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On October 29, 2026, former President Barack Obama rallied Democrats in Georgia ahead of the midterm elections, receiving a "rock star welcome" in Morrow, a suburb of Atlanta. Earlier on October 24, Obama criticized the Trump administration's policies during a rally in Ohio to support Democratic candidates Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown. Despite this, on October 23, the Washington Examiner noted that while Obama’s appearance with Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed would be seen as party unity, it also marked a shift within the Democratic Party due to El-Sayed's association with socialism. Republicans questioned El-Sayed's support among Black voters, highlighting his previous criticism of Obama's presidency in 2012.

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