(CNN) — Former President Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail in Virginia and New Jersey on Saturday, speaking at rallies for the Democratic candidates in the states’ gubernatorial races ahead of Tuesday’s elections.

Obama is set to stump for former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, the Democrat facing Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in Virginia’s governor race, in Norfolk early Saturday afternoon. In the evening, he will be in Newark with Rep. Mikie Sherrill, who is taking on GOP former state lawmaker Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey’s gubernatorial contest.

Nine years after leaving office, Obama remains the Democratic Party’s most powerful surrogate — a reality underscored by his high-profile appearances on the final weekend of two of 2025’s most important contests. Obama has also stepped up

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