Thousands Wait In Line Ahead of Obama Rally for Democratic Candidates in Phoenix

Former President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign event in College Park, Ga., on Oct. 28, 2022, the first of five campaign events on behalf of embattled Democrats in key states, including in Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov. 1. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images

PHOENIX, Ariz.—Jeff Gustavson of Mesa, Arizona, sees a political wave coming in the Nov. 8 midterm election, but not a red one.

And if thousands of Democrats standing in line waiting to hear former President Barack Obama speak at a Nov. 2 rally in Phoenix was any indication, Gustavson was even more confident.