{"id":2652449,"date":"2026-08-31T16:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-democrats-turn-to-obama-in-bid-to-turn-midterm-fundraising-tide\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T16:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T20:13:17","slug":"desperate-democrats-turn-to-obama-in-bid-to-turn-midterm-fundraising-tide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-democrats-turn-to-obama-in-bid-to-turn-midterm-fundraising-tide\/","title":{"rendered":"Desperate Democrats Turn to Obama in Bid to Turn Midterm Fundraising Tide"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesperate-democrats-turn-to-obama-in-bid-to-turn-midterm-fundraising-tide%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2652449&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Barack Obama is actively participating in the upcoming midterm elections by heading to a fundraiser in Martha\u2019s Vineyard, Massachusetts, for his former Attorney General Eric Holder\u2019s organization, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee. His involvement coincides with Republican gains in early redistricting efforts, which have increased GOP-leaning districts and contributed to meaningful fundraising advantages, with the RNC raising about $19 million in July compared to the DNC\u2019s $9 million.the RNC holds $130 million in cash, while the DNC has $16 million and $17.9 million in debt.Obama has previously appeared with Democratic candidates and in political ads, and is viewed positively by many Americans, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lifelong-democrat-flips-parties-after-hitting-her-breaking-point-during-trumps-address-to-congress\/\" title=\"Lifelong Democrat Flips Parties After Hitting Her &#039;Breaking Point&#039; During ...&#039;s Address to Congress\">polls indicating high approval ratings<\/a>. In contrast, President Trump is actively campaigning, asserting he will work tirelessly to support Republican candidates during the midterms, aiming to defy historical trends where the ruling party typically loses seats. Trump has criticized the Democratic Party, suggesting it has been infiltrated by communists and socialism, and expressed confidence in his election efforts, including plans to speak at the upcoming Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas.The political landscape is close, with the House represented as a near-tie and the Senate having a slight Republican advantage, illustrating the high stakes of the upcoming elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama is returning to the campaign trail ahead of November\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObama is headlining a fundraiser on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-fires-back-political-theater-marthas-vineyard-migrants-file-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martha\u2019s Vineyard<\/a>, Massachusetts, on Monday for his former Attorney General Eric Holder\u2019s organization, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, after Republicans netted at least 10 additional GOP-leaning congressional districts through early redistricting,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4704341\/obama-summoned-to-action-as-gop-widens-cash-advantage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The 44th president\u2019s wade back into the political fray comes as the Republican National Committee raised about $19 million in July, compared with the Democratic National Committee\u2019s $9 million, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/08\/21\/democrats-remain-far-behind-gop-cash-hand-midterms-near\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the RNC has $130 million in cash on hand, compared with the DNC\u2019s $16 million. Additionally, the latter has $17.9 million in debts.<\/p>\n<p>The Examiner noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/obama-judge-orders-postal-service-defy-trumps-mail-ballot-executive-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Obama<\/a> has appeared with Texas Democratic Senate and gubernatorial nominees,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/james-talarico-says-god-not-christian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> James Talarico<\/a> and Gina Hinojosa, in addition to Iowa Democratic Senate nominee Josh Turek, this election cycle. He also appeared in television ads for Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger and New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill, as well as California\u2019s redistricting referendum last year.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Party strategist Mike Nellis told the news outlet that Obama is \u201cone of the last few politicians with a positive approval rating throughout the country,\u201d adding, \u201cMost people are missing him, especially now with Trump\u2019s approval rating being so low.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN published a poll in June finding that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/18\/politics\/cnn-poll-presidents-obama-biden-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">57 percent<\/a> of Americans view him positively versus 34 percent for President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Rasmussen\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/trump_administration_second_term\/prez_track_aug31?utm_source=Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> daily presidential tracking poll<\/a> has the president at 42 percent approval, up from a second-term low of 40 percent in July.<\/p>\n<p>During a Fox News interview Sunday night, Trump said he will be looking to defy the history of the party holding the White House losing congressional seats in the midterms.<\/p>\n<p>In recent times, only presidents Bill Clinton in 1998 and George W. Bush in 2002 beat the trend, picking with their party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/statistics\/data\/seats-congress-gainedlost-the-presidents-party-mid-term-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">picking up seats<\/a> in the House of Representatives in the midterms.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump Says He Will Take No Days Off to Help Republicans WIN the Midterms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to go campaign like I did\u2026 when we had the presidential election. I took off 120 days, four months. Every single day I was on the trail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t let Democrats take back power. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cCnBow2S9Z\">pic.twitter.com\/cCnBow2S9Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/2094408759346933981?\">August 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That said, Trump told Fox News host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trey-gowdy-reveals-democrats-picked-dumbest-impeachment-articles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trey Gowdy<\/a>, \u201cI think we\u2019re going to do very well because we have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-hillary-thinks-dems-gone-far-gop-winning-message-communist-socialist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">communists<\/a>; we have a [Democratic] party that has been infiltrated by bad thought, by bad policy. I used to talk about socialism, but this isn\u2019t socialism; this is largely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-warns-nation-godless-communists-following-troubling-election-results-will-kill-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">communism<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump offered the example of U.S. Senate candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mich-dems-panic-demand-reporters-stop-asking-abdul-el-sayeds-relationship-jew-hating-leftist-streamer-hasan-piker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abdul El-Sayed<\/a> in Michigan. \u201cThis man is out of it. This is very dangerous for our country,\u201d he thought after watching an interview El-Sayed had with Fox News host Jesse Watters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLikewise, many others,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we\u2019re going to do well,\u201d Trump continued. \u201cI\u2019m going to go campaign like I did\u2026 when we had the presidential election. I took off 120 days, four months. Every single day I was on the trail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump will also be headlining a Republican midterm election convention happening in Dallas, Texas, next week, starting on Sept. 9.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BE A PART OF HISTORY!\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<p>The first-ever Republican Midterm Convention is coming to Dallas this September.<\/p>\n<p>You can sign up for the ticket lottery NOW: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wt5kdlRRmg\">https:\/\/t.co\/Wt5kdlRRmg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YAx2Xyc85e\">pic.twitter.com\/YAx2Xyc85e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Republicans (@Republicans) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Republicans\/status\/2089728569479963024?\">August 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/house-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cook Political Report<\/a> rates the House as about a dead heat, with 209 seats solid or leaning Republican, 205 in the Democratic column, and 21 seats listed as toss-ups. The GOP currently enjoys a narrow <a href=\"https:\/\/pressgallery.house.gov\/member-data\/party-breakdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">219 to 212<\/a> House majority with four vacancies, three of which were held by Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>On the Senate side, 35 seats are up for election. Cook rates 16 of them as solid or lean Republican, and 14 Democrat, with six toss-ups. The GOP presently has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/history\/partydiv.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">53 to 47<\/a> advantage in the Senate.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! ( opts[inputs[i]] = document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display = 'block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display = 'none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src = firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display = 'inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id'] = firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting = jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display = 'none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display = 'block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> \t     \t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (BA1)\")<\/script> \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Obama returns to campaign trail ahead of midterms, headlining fundraiser for Eric Holder\u2019s group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2652450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Michael-Featured-Image-1332.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,15467,34250,5315],"class_list":["post-2652449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-fundraising","tag-midterm-elections","tag-obama"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Michael-Featured-Image-1332.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2652449"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2652454,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2652449\/revisions\/2652454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2652450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2652449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2652449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2652449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}