Former President Barack Obama is campaigning for New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Former US president Barack Obama speaks during day 9 of COP26 on November 8, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Day Nine of the 2021 climate summit in Glasgow will focus on delivering the practical solutions needed to adapt to climate impacts and address loss and damage.
This is the 26th "Conference of the Parties" and represents a gathering of all the countries signed on to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Climate Agreement. The aim of this year's conference is to commit countries to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Former President Barack Obama is returning to the campaign circuit in an effort to help bolster support for New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill . Obama will be joining Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin in Red Bank for a fundraiser hosted by Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday,Friday's event will mark Obama's first campaign appearance since Democrats lost the White House and both chambers of Congress in the 2024 election. The former president raised $85 million for Democratic candidates during the 2024 election cycle. Both gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey at the end of this year are being considered by political pundits as the best indicator of constituent sentiment ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Come November, Sherrill will be facing off against Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli. In the 2021 election, Ciattarelli lost to Murphy by three points. It's the closest a Republican has come to serving as New Jersey's governor since former Governor Chris Christie's victory in 2013. Democrats competitive edge over Republicans appears to be shrinking in New Jersey, as former Vice President Kamala Harris won the state by six points. Democrats haven't seen such low turnout since the 1996 election. But Obama, who won the state in 2008 and 2012 with over 15 points, yields a 58% approval rating, making him the most popular living U.S. president, according to a February GallupThe race between Ciattarelli and Sherrill is setting up to costly, as the Democratic Governors Association has committed to spend $20 million on television ads, alreadyPolling conducted by Rutgers shows Sherrill with a 20 point lead over Ciattarelli, but Ashley Koning, an assistant research professor and director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, said a lot can happen between now and November. “Early polling on the governor’s race should serve as a baseline or a barometer of how voters are feeling in the moment – not as some crystal ball predicting the future four months from now,” Koning said. “A lot can happen between now and November, and we know this gap will very likely narrow in the next several months. We only need to look back to 2021 to see how much a race can change throughout a cycle. Add to this an intense national political landscape that will, once again, surely play a role in the governor’s race here at home. Come November, what will matter is who actually turns out to vote.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mikie Sherrill's Chances of Beating Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey: PollsRepublican Ciattarelli will face off against Democratic candidate Sherrill after their paries' primaries.
Read more »
How Mikie Sherrill won the New Jersey Democratic primary for governorMikie Sherrill won 15 of New Jersey's 21 counties in the crowded primary for governor, building a coalition in the crowded race that stretched from North Jersey to Cape May. How did she do it?
Read more »
Former GOP New Jersey governor endorses Democrat Mikie Sherrill in gubernatorial racePolitical News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government
Read more »
Republican Jack Ciattarelli Endorsed by New Jersey Engineers Labor Union: ‘Understands New Jersey’Source of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Read more »
New Jersey lawmaker proposes legislation renaming Delaware Bay to 'The Bay of New Jersey'A New Jersey Republican has proposed renaming the Delaware Bay as 'The Bay of New Jersey' a few months after Trump's Gulf of America executive order.
Read more »
Obama to stump for Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey governor racePolitical News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government
Read more »