Obama endorses Cheri Beasley in North Carolina Senate race

Former President Barack Obama endorsed North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley on Tuesday in a new campaign ad as Democrats target the Southern swing state as one of the few where they have a strong shot at flipping a seat in the evenly split chamber.

"Cheri works hard. She's honest," he says in the ad. "And most importantly, she always puts the people first… This is going to be a close race, and we can't afford to get it wrong."