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Obama endorses Nixon, Jolly in last-minute campaign boost – KnowGov

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Obama endorses Nixon, Jolly in last-minute campaign boost

Former President Obama has endorsed the Democratic candidates in Florida's Senate and gubernatorial races less than two weeks ahead of the midterm elections. Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Jolly and Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon both shared videos of Obama showing support for their campaigns Saturday morning on social platform X. “Real…

Sources (2)· Oct 24, 8:01 PM to Oct 24, 9:39 PM

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The Hill· Oct 24, 8:01 PMObama endorses Nixon, Jolly in last-minute campaign boost
NewsNation· Oct 24, 9:39 PMObama endorses Nixon, Jolly in last-minute campaign boost

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