Barack Obama attends the premiere of Netflix's Descendant during the Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival on August 5 in Edgartown, Massachusetts.
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With his own midterm 'shellacking' in mind, Obama returns to campaign trail to boost Democrats
Midterm elections were never Barack Obama's strong suit. During his time in the White House, the campaign seasons of 2010 and 2014 were among the lowest points of his presidency, as Democratic control of first the House and then the Senate washed away in some of the most humbling defeats of his time in office.
