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Obama Endorses 81 Candidates

Former President Barack Obama released a slew of candidate endorsements in races across the nation Wednesday and pledged his involvement in the fast-approaching midterm elections.

Former President Barack Obama released a slew of candidate endorsements in races across the nation Wednesday and pledged his involvement in the fast-approaching midterm elections.

Obama's wide-ranging list delivered his imprimatur to 81 Democrats in 14 states running for the House and Senate, governor, and down-ballot state legislative races. Many of the congressional candidates are running in the most competitive battleground races.

“I’m proud to endorse such a wide and impressive array of Democratic candidates — leaders as diverse, patriotic, and big-hearted as the America they’re running to represent,” Obama said in a statement. 

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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