Democrats turn to Obama for midterm miracle, or at least to stem the bleeding

Less than two weeks before the U.S. midterm elections, with Democrats on verge of losing their razor-thin majority in Congress, the party is asking former President Barack Obama to perform some late-game heroics - or at least help limit their losses.

Obama, who left office in 2017 after serving two terms, travels to Georgia on Friday, and then moves on to Wisconsin, Nevada and Pennsylvania, all key battlegrounds in the Nov. 8 election.

All four states are home to competitive Senate races where Republican candidates appear to be gaining momentum. Republicans need to...