贝拉克·奥巴马将于周六在俄亥俄州和密歇根州为民主党参议院候选人助选，这两个竞争激烈的州将有助于决定参议院控制权，前总统正在加大他在中期选举中的参与度。
JACQUELINE GANUN Barack Obama will campaign Saturday with Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate in Ohio and Michigan, both highly competitive states that will help determine control of the chamber, as the former president ramps up his involvement in the midterm elections.
奥巴马的首场活动将在克利夫兰举行，与前三届俄亥俄州参议员谢罗德·布朗一起出席，布朗正试图击败共和党参议员乔恩·赫斯特。民主党州长候选人埃米·阿克顿，她正在与共和党人维韦克·拉马斯瓦米竞选州长，也将出席集会。
Obama’s first event is in Cleveland with former three-term Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown , who is looking to unseat Republican Sen. Jon Husted . Amy Acton , a Democrat running for governor against Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, will also appear at the rally.
尽管俄亥俄州已变得更加稳固地倾向共和党，但今年它仍然是一个激烈争夺的战场州。
Although Ohio has become more reliably Republican, it’s been a hotly contested battleground this year.
唐纳德·特朗普总统和副总统JD·万斯在过去几周都访问了该州，为赫斯特和拉马斯瓦米拉票。
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have both visited the state in recent weeks to drum up support for Husted and Ramaswamy.
奥巴马随后将前往底特律参加阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛德的集会，埃尔赛德是一名前公共卫生官员，他在以不到一个百分点的优势赢得一场分裂性的初选后，正努力团结密歇根州的民主党基本盘。埃尔赛德正在与前众议员迈克·罗杰斯竞争，罗杰斯是共和党人。
Obama then heads to a rally in Detroit for Abdul El-Sayed , a former public health official who is working to unite the Democratic base in Michigan after winning a divisive primary by less than a percentage point. El-Sayed is running against former Rep. Mike Rogers , a Republican.
奥巴马出现在这座城市，该市四分之三的人口为黑人，可能会增强埃尔赛德在黑人选民中的支持率。在初选中，他的对手黑莉·斯蒂文斯以大约6个百分点的优势赢得了韦恩县，该县包括底特律。前副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯，第一位黑人和南亚裔副总统，去年9月曾为埃尔赛德助选。
Obama’s appearance in the city, which is three-quarters Black, could bolster support for El-Sayed among Black voters. In the primary, his opponent Haley Stevens won Wayne County, which includes Detroit, by about 6 percentage points. Former Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black and South Asian vice president, campaigned for El-Sayed in September.
埃尔赛德在奥巴马2012年连任后批评他，称他没有兑现所有进步竞选承诺，写道奥巴马“不是正确的选择——他只是不是错误的选择”。埃尔赛德本月早些时候告诉记者，他欣赏这位前总统，称他对自己能够参选“奠定了基础”，但仍有奥巴马总统任期内他不同意的部分。
El-Sayed criticized Obama after his 2012 reelection for not following through on all of his progressive campaign promises, writing that Obama “was not the right choice — he just wasn’t the wrong one.”El-Sayed told reporters earlier this month he appreciated the former president, calling him “foundational” to his ability to run for office, but there were still elements of Obama’s presidency he disagreed with.
“爱一个人、真心感激他们所做的一切，并说‘嘿，有些事我会用不同的方式去做’，这很正常，”埃尔-赛义德说。“但他们仍然做了一些重要的事情，为你创造了机会。”埃尔-赛义德在8月初选获胜后不久曾与奥巴马通电话。
“It’s a normal thing to love somebody, to really appreciate all that they’ve done, and to say, ‘Hey, here are some things I would have done differently,’” El-Sayed said. “But they still did some important things to create opportunity for you.”El-Sayed spoke with Obama on the phone shortly after his primary win in August.
密歇根州还将举行州长、检察长和州务卿的空缺席位选举。州长民主党提名人乔斯林·本森将与其他下票候选人一同出席。本森的竞争对手是共和党众议员约翰·詹姆斯。
Michigan also has open races for governor, attorney general and secretary of state. Jocelyn Benson , the Democratic nominee for governor, is slated to appear along with others down the ballot. Benson is running against Republican Rep. John James.
奥巴马将于下周在佐治亚州主持一场集会，参议员乔恩·奥索夫和州长候选人凯莎·兰斯·博托姆斯将同台亮相。特朗普定于周六在佐治亚州发表演讲。
Obama will headline a rally in Georgia next week with Sen. Jon Ossoff and candidate for governor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Trump is slated to speak in Georgia Saturday.