Dueling US presidents arrives in Pennsylvania, crucial swing state

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06th Nov, 2022. 07:00 pm
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Donald Trump, Barack Obama and Joe Biden made their final push for votes on Saturday.
Control of Congress will be decided by the US midterm elections.
The midterm elections are frequently viewed as a referendum on the outgoing president.

When the Republican and two Democrats ran for office in Pennsylvania on the same day, Donald Trump delivered the same message as Barack Obama and Joe Biden, which is unusual for him to do.

Americans in the critical state were pushed to vote by their political adversaries.

While Mr. Trump declared that the country’s safety and security were at stake, Mr. Biden and Mr. Obama framed the election as a struggle for democracy.

Control of Congress will be decided by the US midterm elections on Tuesday.

There are candidates running for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, and there are 35 open seats in the Senate.

In Pennsylvania, there is just a hair’s breadth between Republican Mehmet Oz, 62, and Democratic Senate contender John Fetterman, 53. President Biden and two former presidents’ appearances on the final weekend before the election served as a signal of the state’s significance.

When Mr. Trump’s populist rage appealed to Pennsylvania’s blue-collar voters, his success there helped him win the White House in 2016.

When Mr. Biden won his home state by fewer than 2% in 2020, a countervailing mood of pragmatism and liberal politics in urban centers delivered it back to Democrats.

Speaking in Philadelphia on Saturday, Mr. Biden declared that it was “good to be home” as he stumped for Mr. Fetterman and Josh Shapiro, the Democratic candidate for governor.

He cautioned the gathering that greater limits on abortion rights and budget cuts to public healthcare would result from the failure to restore Democratic majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Polls show that despite the fact that Democrats now control both chambers of Congress, they are predicted to lose the House and are tied for control of the Senate.

“Here in Philadelphia, a place that defines the soul of America, today we face an inflection point,” Mr Biden said. A vote for Democrats would be a vote for women’s health, gun control and healthcare, he said.

Voters waited in line outside the rally to see Mr. Biden and his Democratic predecessor Mr. Obama share the stage.

No matter which party a person backed, Steve Phillips of Pennsylvania told Sarah Smith of the media that he believed it would encourage people to cast ballots.

However, some attendees acknowledged that they had actually come to meet Mr. Obama and might not have done so if Mr. Biden had been present alone.

With Mr. Biden’s support rating hovering around 40%, Republicans have found plenty of ways to criticize the president as Americans fret about high inflation, weapons, and immigration. The midterm elections are frequently viewed as a referendum on the outgoing president.

Voters waited in line outside the rally to see Mr. Biden and his Democratic predecessor Mr. Obama share the stage.

No matter which party a person backed, Steve Phillips of Pennsylvania told Sarah Smith of the media channel that he believed it would encourage people to cast ballots.

However, some attendees acknowledged that they had actually come to meet Mr. Obama and might not have done so if Mr. Biden had been present alone.

“If you want safety and security for your family, you need to vote every single Democrat out of office,” he said.

“There’s only one choice – if you support the decline and fall of America then you must vote for the radical Democrats. If you want to stop the destruction of our country then you must vote Republican in a giant red wave.”

The former Republican president also hinted again at the possibility of running for office in 2024 – even as he has continued to make false claims that the US election system is fraudulent. “The election was rigged and stolen – it’s a shame,” Mr. Trump said.

One attendee told RSBN, a conservative network, that he was there to support Mr. Trump because the former president had helped ensure that people could “live a life without suppression and being told what we need to do”.

These midterm elections have been plagued by worries and unfounded allegations of fraud, with many contending that the vote on November 8 will be a test of the integrity of the electoral process.

Back in Philadelphia, taking the marquee speaking slot after Mr. Biden, Mr. Obama warned: “Truth and facts and logic and reason and basic decency are on the ballot. Democracy itself is on the ballot – the stakes are high”.

Dueling US presidents arrives in Pennsylvania, crucial swing state

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