Former President Barack Obama is heading to Virginia to stump against Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears after previously scolding Black male voters.

Claire McCaskill, former Democratic Senator from Missouri and Mini Timmaraju, President of Reproductive Freedom for All join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the last minute effort made by former President Obama ahead of crucial gubernatorial election in Virginia and New Jersey which are set to serve as the first major referendum election on Donald Trump and his second term in office.

Election Day in Virginia is just under a week away. Here's everything you need to know about the candidates running for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, as well as latest polls and how to vote.

Former President Barack Obama will be in Norfolk on Saturday, Nov. 1 to campaign for Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic candidate in Virginia's governor's race.

Former President Barack Obama told a crowd of thousands in Norfolk Saturday that the choice for governor in Virginia is clear. Abigail Spanberger, he said, will be necessary for Virginians to stand up to the Trump administration.

Critics slam Obama's Virginia rally appearance alongside Jay Jones, who envisioned murdering political opponents and their children, calling it embrace of violence.

Abigail Spanberger visited VCU Monday urging young voters to cast ballots in Virginia's gubernatorial race, focusing on affordability and jobs.

Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris, in separate rallies on Saturday, called for Democrats to turn out to vote in Virginia's and New Jersey's races for governor and for the proposition that would redraw California's congressional map.