November 02, 2016 01:18 PM UTC

Morgan Carroll Says "Thank You, Mr. President"

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• by: Colorado Pols

The Denver Post’s Mark Matthews reports on the new TV spot driving the discussion in the red-hot CD-6 race:

Democrat Morgan Carroll is bringing in the big guns for the homestretch of her race against Republican Mike Coffman — President Barack Obama, appearing in an online-only ad for the Colorado state senator.

The spot starts Wednesday and runs through Election Day; in it, Obama says Carroll and other Democrats “can get more done” in Congress on issues ranging from college affordability and “ending the corporate tax breaks that send good Colorado jobs overseas.”

It’s important to remember that by this time in 2014, national Democrats were long gone from the CD-6 race. Not so in 2016–GOP incumbent Rep. Mike Coffman fires back with a from-the-bunker vow to never surrender:

#copolitics #CO06https://t.co/K5QsOXWtAO pic.twitter.com/09H0u8PSqd

— Team Coffman (@TeamCoffman2016) November 2, 2016

The problem with Coffman’s defiant retort is that President Barack Obama’s approval as of late October stood at 57%–one of the highest ratings he’s had in his eight years as President. The right-wing talk radio set will never accept it, but Obama is actually going to be remembered pretty fondly as presidents go, and that means he’s an invaluable campaign surrogate for Morgan Carroll in the final days of this race.

Obama is going to win votes for Morgan Carroll, right when they’re needed most.