Obama expected to hit campaign trail for Dems in September: report

Former President Obama is expected to stump for Democrats on the campaign trail starting in September, CNBC reported Thursday.

The news outlet reported that Obama will work with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) to provide a boost to Democratic candidates in this year’s midterm elections. 

Two sources told CNBC that the former president will hit the road in September, while another source said the timing and locations have not been determined.

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Schumer told The Washington Post earlier this month that Obama has been “very amenable” to offering assistance in the midterms. The former president has fundraised for Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), and endorsed Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) in her primary race.

Democrats are seeking to regain control of the House, and hang on to a number of vulnerable Senate seats, including in races in Missouri, Indiana, North Dakota and West Virginia.

A RealClearPolitics average of polling data shows Democrats with a roughly 6 percentage point lead on the generic ballot. That number has dropped from earlier in the year.

Obama has largely remained out of the political spotlight since leaving office 1 1/2 years ago. He has been critical of President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, and weighed in on the Trump administration’s practice of separating migrant families at the border.