# Midterm homestretch rallies

News · Heat 5.1 / 10 · 2 shows · 7m airtime

Barack Obama made his first campaign trail appearance of the 2026 cycle at an Ohio rally over the weekend of October 24, criticizing Trump and Republicans. Trump has held at least seven rallies in mostly red states in the past week, spending 11 hours on stage arguing the economy is booming, and polls predict Republicans losing the House and possibly the Senate. Reporting finds only one Republican ad out of thousands in competitive races mentioned Trump and the economy, and it attacked the party on it. Obama has since told a Georgia rally that Trump is doing arts and crafts while prices are out of control.

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## Segments

- [WSJ What's News](https://boilpoints.com/u/wsjwhatsnews), 2026-10-26, 6:57 to 8:18: **Previews Obama's first rally of the cycle**. Opens the midterm homestretch: Obama's first rally of the cycle in Ohio, Trump's seven rallies in a week and 11 hours on stage arguing the economy is booming, against polls predicting Republican losses in the House and possibly the Senate. New angle: Obama made his first campaign trail appearance of the cycle at an Ohio rally over the weekend.
- [WSJ What's News](https://boilpoints.com/u/wsjwhatsnews), 2026-10-26, 8:06 to 12:21: **Cross-checks ads against a Journal analysis**. Brings in a Journal analysis of tens of millions of TikToks, hundreds of thousands of podcasts, cable segments and ads in competitive races: the economic message lands negatively on every topic but jobs, and only one Republican ad out of thousands mentions Trump and the economy. New angle: Only one Republican ad out of thousands in competitive races mentioned Trump and the economy, and it attacked the party on it.
- [The Fox News Rundown](https://boilpoints.com/u/thefoxnewsrundown), 2026-10-30, 13:37 to 14:39: **Previews dueling rally economy lines**. Sets up the closing economy message with dueling rally lines: Trump's record-jobs and golden-age claims against Obama's Georgia riff about gold medallions and arts and crafts while prices run out of control. Adds a new Obama rally stop to the trail coverage. New angle: Obama told a Georgia rally Trump is doing arts and crafts while prices are out of control.