Dems Face Blowback: Obama Rallies Amidst Tightening Virginia & New Jersey Governor Races

Tightening Gubernatorial Races

• 🎯 The Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races are tightening significantly, with Democrats calling in former President Barack Obama for support.
• 📉 Virginia's race between Spamber and Earl Sears is now only seven points apart, a notable shift from previous wider margins.
• 📊 New Jersey's race is also close, a five-point contest, prompting Democrats to deploy Obama as a key campaigner.

Democratic Campaign Strategies

• ⚡ Democrats are injecting substantial funds into get-out-the-vote efforts and last-minute ads in both states, despite a significant spending advantage over Republicans (2:1 to 10:1).
• ⚠️ The need for increased spending and Obama's involvement suggests Democrats recognize unexpected challenges in races they anticipated winning comfortably.
• 🚫 Notably, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Tim Walls have not been publicly invited to campaign in these states, raising questions about their current political standing.

Key Figures and Controversies

• 🎤 Besides Obama, other Democrats like Buttigieg, Gifford, Kaine, Klobuchar, Wes Moore, and Gretchen Whitmer are stumping for candidates.
• 💡 In Virginia, Obama endorsed Abigail Spanberger but not Jay Jones, who is running for attorney general.
• 💥 A significant controversy involves Jay Jones advocating for the assassination of a political opponent, a stance for which Abigail Spanberger has faced criticism for not removing him from her ticket.
• 📈 The Virginia Attorney General race, where JC Miaris is seeking re-election, is highlighted as an important contest, despite attorney general races often receiving less attention.