Former President Barack Obama is wading into the Senate race in Michigan, endorsing Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and starring in a new ad for her as some voters start to receive absentee ballots in the critical state. It’s the first time this election that voters will see a Senate ad from Obama as Democrats try to keep hold of the chamber, where they hold a 51-49 advantage. In the new ad, called “Make You Proud,” Obama underscores Slotkin’s national security experience before she represented Michigan’s 7th Congressional District. “In the Situation Room, Elissa delivered national security briefings on some of the toughest issues we were dealing with. That’s why I sent Elissa to negotiate on my behalf because she understood when to compromise and when to stand firm,” Obama says in the ad.

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Persons: Barack Obama, Elissa Slotkin, Obama, Mike Rogers, Democratic Sen, Debbie Stabenow, ” Obama, Elissa, Harris, Governor Walz, ” Eric Schultz, Obama’s, “, Rogers, Donald Trump, Joe Biden Organizations: Senate, Democratic, GOP, Michigan’s, Congressional District, “, ”, White, U.S . Senate, Representatives Locations: Michigan