DETROIT (AP) — Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit later this month, lending his support to the progressive nominee after a bruising Democratic primary exposed divisions within the party.
Obama will appear with El-Sayed at an Oct. 24 rally that will also feature other top Democratic candidates in Michigan, including Jocelyn Benson, the party’s nominee for governor. Obama is getting significantly more involved in the midterm elections, with additional campaign stops and advertisements expected to come in the closing weeks, according to plans shared first with The Associated Press.
I’ve literally never heard someone say “ex-president”. Are they paying per letter on this title?
It’s “former president” or just “president”. The title is retained. This is standard journalism.
“Ex” has a colloquial negative feeling behind it. So much so, that I actually misread the title and thought it was referring to a president of some Latin American country. Which is the only time I see the phrase. When American journalist are trying to apply negativity towards a foreign state.
Really odd.