Barack Obama announces the second wave of mid-term endorsements: NPR

Former US President Barack Obama attends the Nordic Business Forum Business Seminar in Helsinki, Finland, last month. Obama has approved more than 300 candidates in this year's midterm elections.

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Former US President Barack Obama attends the Nordic Business Forum Business Seminar in Helsinki, Finland, last month. Obama has approved more than 300 candidates in this year's midterm elections.

Jussi Nukari / AP

Former President Barack Obama participated on Monday in the mid-term electoral conversation, supporting 260 candidates in federal and state elections across the country.

This brings to more than 300 the number of candidates approved for November terms, all Democrats, by the former president, who also released a slice of endorsements in August.

"The Democratic Party has always made the biggest difference in the lives of the American people when we lead with conviction, principle and innovative and bold ideas," Obama said in a statement. "Our incredible array of candidates across the country is a movement of younger, more diverse and more feminine citizens than ever before."

His approval choices on Monday echoed this sentiment. More than 60% of her mentions were attributed to female candidates. This is a record year for women running in the House, Senate, governors and state legislatures, mostly led by women Democrats.

In this series of endorsements, Obama has focused on races that are "redistricting priorities" and "tight races in which his support would make a significant difference".

Since leaving office, Obama has made the fight against criminal manipulation a priority. It was featured in a video promoting the National Committee for Democratic Redistribution earlier this summer.

"Today, technology allows the ruling party to accurately draw the map in a way that brings supporters of the other party together in as few districts as possible." That's why your neighborhood could have the shape of a corkscrew. " "Politicians are not supposed to pick their constituents, voters should be able to choose their politicians."

About 70 percent of Obama's Monday visas were awarded to candidates for the presidency of the National Assembly or the Assembly, or the Senate. The statement from his office was referring to "building a pipeline of diverse talents and raising the next generation of leaders within the Democratic Party," a priority all the more urgent as Democrats experienced a Huge deficit two terms in the White House.

Obama had more weight than in the past in federal races, while many states still had contested primaries.

He approved four Senate candidates: Arizona representative Kyrsten Sinema, as well as outgoing candidates Bill Nelson (Florida), Tina Smith (Minnesota) and Tammy Baldwin (Wisconsin).

Previously, he had supported only one Senate candidate, Rep. Jacky Rosen, who is attempting to overthrow Sen. Dean Heller in Nevada, the only Republican to be re-elected in a state that Hillary Clinton won in 2016.

NPR Brandon Carter contributed to this report.