Report: Unpopular Democrat Begs Obama for Help After Slipping in the Polls

Talk about a hail mary.

With less than a month until Election Day, some Democrat candidates are getting desperate for a last-minute boost in the polls.

The most desperate move yet came from Democrat Senate candidate Mandela Barnes who called former President Barack Obama in hopes of convincing him to make a campaign appearance. Barnes is vying to unseat incumbent Senator Ron Johnson (R) but has recently seen a downturn in the polls.

A Wednesday poll from Marquette Law School found that Johnson was entering the final stretch with 52% support from likely voters, while Mandela had 46%. The results are a stark jump from September when polls showed Johnson polling just 1 point ahead of Barnes.

Sen. Johnson has seen himself surge ahead after calling attention to Barnes' concerning stance on soft-on-crime policies. Rising rates of violent crime are expected to be a defining issue in this year's midterms.

Mandela's call for assistance comes after Congressional Republicans raked in tens of millions in donations between July and September. The Congressional Leadership Fund PAC garnered $73 million in donations through the period, $18 million more than its Democratic counterpart, according to Fox News.

Obama isn't the only high-level Democrat who may offer a lifeline to the Democrat candidate, however, as Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, are reportedly likely to make the trip.

“Sen. Sanders believes that in the coming election we need to energize working-class voters and grow turnout,” Sanders adviser Faiz Shakir told Politico. “He intends to play an active role in making that happen.”

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