“Former President Barack Obama is heading to Ohio to shore up support for Democratic candidates in the Senate and governor’s races, both of which have been highly competitive and brought a flood of campaign cash into the state,” the Chicago Tribube reports.

“Former President Barack Obama is out with a new ad backing Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, Politico reports.

Says Obama, in the new ad: “Abdul’s a doctor, and he’s taken on special interests to fight for good jobs, better health care, and lower costs. Abdul has never taken corporate money. He understands that health care is a human right, and he thinks we should invest here instead of wasting money on endless wars.”

“Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed disavowed a 2012 opinion piece criticizing what he said were ‘failures’ by President Barack Obama during his first term in office,” the Washington Post reports.

Said El-Sayed: “I was younger. And I was angry about circumstances. That’s 2012 now, so it’s 2026, 14 years on. You grow up and you start to appreciate just how hard change is and how important it is to pick up and push.”

The Guardian: Why Abdul El-Sayed might not be winning Black voters.

“With less than a month until Election Day, former President Barack Obama is sharply increasing his role in the midterm elections, raising money, cutting ads and hitting the campaign trail as Democrats press into territory he says he never expected to compete in,” ABC News reports.

Said Obama: “I don’t want anybody to think this is a sure thing. It’s not. We could end up, all these races that are showing we’ve got a two- or three-point lead or it’s a tossup, we could end up losing all of them by two points.”

“Former President Barack Obama is set to reprise his nearly decadelong, post-presidential career as the Democratic Party’s closer-in-chief — not just on the campaign trail, but on the airwaves, too,” Politico reports.

“Last week, Obama cut ads for 24 Senate and gubernatorial campaigns… Expect them on your screens soon.”

“The 44th president is not only his party’s most enduringly popular figure, but also the most popular living president, boasting 57% favorability.”

“Former President Barack Obama will campaign with Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit later this month, the Michigan Senate hopeful announced on Monday,” the Washington Sun reports.

“The rally will also feature Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson, and falls on the first day of Michigan’s mandatory early in-person voting period.”

MS NOW: Abdul El-Sayed and Elissa Slotkin have their differences — and argue their common ground is more important.