US Elections 2020: Barack Obama issues his first endorsements list; backs 118 candidates

On Monday, former US President Barack Obama chose to support and endorse 118 candidates from 17 states who are running for office in vember 2020. Out of se 118 candidates, 52 are those who are running for House and Senate. 

Obama's first wave of 2020 endorsements

In first wave of endorsements, former US President Barack Obama has chosen to stand behind 118 candidates who will be running for office in month of vember. Obama tweeted list of 118 candidates from 17 states that he will support and endorse. He is going to support candidates from Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illiis, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, rth Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Obama has chosen a large number of candidates from rth Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Check out tweet below:

Obama is one of most popular political figures of Democratic Party. main aim of this first wave of 2020 endorsement is to maintain Democratic majority in House and to win back Senate as well.  

Obama is a lynchpin of his former Vice President Joe Biden's presidential run against Donald Trump, with Biden sometimes even being blamed for over-mentioning his time as VP in Obama administration. Currently, Joe Biden has t finalised his own running mate. In month of May, Joe Biden had said that he will hopefully pick a running mate by August 1 but w he has informed media that he ill share his choice for vice president by first week of August. 

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