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Why is Obama hitting the campaign trail 10 days before the midterms?
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Barack Obama is back on the trail, starting with rallies in Cleveland and Detroit. He is backing Democrats in Ohio and Michigan, and he says Donald Trump is to blame for the rising cost of living.
Cleveland and Detroit
Obama also took aim at Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother. He said: There's got to be something inside you where you say no office is worth stooping that low.
“There's got to be something inside you where you say no office is worth stooping that low.”
With 10 days until the midterm vote, early voting is already open in both states, and Obama is urging people not to wait. Polls give Democrats a slight lead in Ohio, though the races are expected to be close.
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Obama and Trump trade sharp attacks ahead of the 3 November US midtermsRead the article
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- Süddeutsche ZeitungUSA News: Barack Obama settles scores with Donald Trump
- The TelegraphObama accuses Trump of 'chaos, cruelty and corruption'
- watson.ch/“Dum(b)ocrats” vs. “Saddam-Hussein-Cheesecake-Factory”: Trump and Obama trade blows
- Rai newsObama turns midterm elections into a judgment on Trump
- Süddeutsche ZeitungObama attacks Trump sharply in the election campaign
- ANSA.itMidterm, Obama boosts El-Sayed: “There is an air of change in the US”