Barack Obama to Make First Campaign Appearance Since Leaving Office

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/barack-obama-make-first-campaign-appearance-leaving-office-n809866


Oct 11 2017, 2:52 pm ET
Barack Obama to Make First Campaign Appearance Since Leaving Office

by Mark Murray

Former President Barack Obama will stump in Virginia next week for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam, the Northam campaign announced Wednesday.

The rally — Obama's first public campaign event since leaving office — will take place in Richmond on October 19.

The event is one of only two public campaign appearances on the books for Obama this year. The former president is also expected to campaign for New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy, although a date has not yet been set.

And the announcement comes a day after the Northam camp said that former Vice President Joe Biden will appear at a workforce development roundtable for the Democratic candidate this Saturday.

Virginia's gubernatorial race, will takes place on November 7, is the marquee general election this year. Polls show Northam will a slight lead over Republican Ed Gillespie.

On the Republican side, former President George W. Bush will headline fundraisers for Gillespie later this month, and Vice President Mike Pence is set to appear at a rally for the GOP candidate this Saturday.

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1. Watch for Cable News to go total

freak out about this. Is this why the Weinstein debate took on a Obama and Clinton flavor today? Sure looks that way.

Watch Trump go nuts over this.

[NastyRiffraff]

2. I'm glad he's campaigning for Northam

I'm in MD and VA is our neighbor. Obama's support is important; this is a neck and neck race.