Former President Barack Obama will campaign with Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, in Detroit later this month, The Associated Press and the New York Post reported. The AP reported that the Detroit event is set for October 24 and will also feature Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the Democratic nominee for governor.

On the same day, Obama will campaign in Cleveland with former Senator Sherrod Brown, who is trying to unseat Republican Senator Jon Husted, the AP reported. He will also appear with Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee for governor of Ohio, the AP reported. Obama is getting more involved in the midterms, with more campaign stops and ads expected, the AP reported.

Obama has endorsed El-Sayed in an ad, the Post reported. El-Sayed faces Republican Mike Rogers, a former House Intelligence Committee chairman, the Post reported.

Fox News interviewed more than a dozen Black voters in Detroit. Most said they plan to back El-Sayed, but several undecided voters said Obama's endorsement had not persuaded them, Fox News reported. About half said the endorsement improved their view of El-Sayed, Fox News reported. "Honestly, it's a turn-off just because I've seen too many candidates use him just to manipulate the Democratic vote," one undecided voter said, according to Fox News.

El-Sayed criticized Obama in a 2012 opinion column and has since walked back those comments, Fox News reported. Rogers is trying to win over disaffected Democrats, including Black voters in Detroit, Fox News reported.

Kandia Milton, a government affairs professional with ties to Detroit's Black community, called the endorsement a "great shot in the arm" for El-Sayed, according to Fox News. A representative for Obama and the El-Sayed campaign did not respond to Fox News.

What we know: Obama plans to campaign with El-Sayed in Detroit, and with Brown and Acton in Cleveland, on October 24, according to the AP.
What we don't: Whether Obama's visit will move undecided voters in Detroit.