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Obama campaigns for Ohio and Michigan Democrats ahead of midterms

Former President Barack Obama backed Democratic candidates in Ohio on Saturday, criticizing Trump over the Iran war and consumer prices.

Updated Oct 25, 2026 · 14:35 UTC7 reports

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Former President Barack Obama campaigned in Ohio on Saturday for Democrats Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown ahead of the November 3 midterms.[BBC News · Al Jazeera]
Obama criticized the Trump administration over the Iran war and high consumer prices, then campaigned for Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan.[BBC News · Associated Press · Al Jazeera · CBS News]
Obama criticized Republican Vivek Ramaswamy over an ad featuring Acton's estranged mother calling her a liar, and Ramaswamy has defended the ad.[PBS NewsHour · BBC News · Al Jazeera · NBC News · CBS News]
Trump cast an early ballot in Florida and was heading to a Georgia rally, while the November 3 vote will decide which party controls Congress.[PBS NewsHour · BBC News · Associated Press]

Obama campaigned in Ohio on Saturday for Democratic candidates Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.[BBC News · Al Jazeera]
Obama criticized the Trump administration over the Iran war and high consumer prices during his Ohio remarks.[BBC News · Al Jazeera]
Obama also appeared in Michigan on Saturday to support Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.[Associated Press · CBS News]
Trump cast an early ballot in Florida on Saturday before heading to Georgia for a Republican rally.[BBC News · Associated Press]
Obama criticized Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy over a campaign ad featuring Acton's estranged mother calling her a liar.[PBS NewsHour · NBC News]
The Ramaswamy campaign ad features Acton's birth mother, Donna Arthur, calling Acton a liar and insinuating she has mental health issues.[PBS NewsHour · Al Jazeera · NBC News]
Ramaswamy has defended the ad, and his campaign said it planned a $4 million push to air it.[NBC News · CBS News]
Trump defended the ad, saying he could not think of a better reference than the mother's comments about Acton.[PBS NewsHour · CBS News]

The claims in the Ramaswamy ad about Acton are disputed, and the cited reporting does not independently resolve them.[PBS NewsHour · NBC News]
The outcomes of the November 3 midterm races are not yet known, and the reporting describes the Ohio and Michigan contests as competitive.[BBC News · Associated Press]

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