Obama rests after campaign frenzy
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October 25, 2010, Monday
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UNITED States President Barack Obama caught his breath in the White House yesterday after a frenzied four-day campaign dash through five states - a hard-hitting series of appearances that Democrats hope will hold back a predicted Republican takeover of the House of Representatives in November 2 congressional voting.
The president's message varied little as he moved across the US, telling those who flocked to rallies and fundraising events that voters faced a choice between Republican economic policies "that got us into this mess" or the Democrats still unfinished struggle to lift the nation out of the deepest fiscal malaise in decades.
While Obama is not on the ballot this year - a fact that is compounding the so-called enthusiasm gap that is expected to keep many Democrats from going to the polls - the president has revived his campaign persona as a dynamic and inspiring political advocate for his party's candidates. He's also trying to prevent a Republican election wave that would sweep away strong Democratic majorities in Congress and likely doom much of what remains on his legislative agenda in the last two years of his term.
"All they've got is the same old stuff that they were peddling over the last decade," he said of Republicans. "I just don't want to relive the past. The other side is betting on amnesia. It is up to you to show them that you have not forgotten."
Obama made his comments at a Minneapolis rally on Saturday for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton. The former US senator is facing a challenge from Republican Tom Emmer and independent Tom Horner.
It's been a grueling four days of campaigning and fundraising for Obama, who since Wednesday has touched down in Oregon, Washington state, California and Nevada before winding up in Minnesota. He has been helping congressional allies, such as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, who find themselves in tight races because of voter fears and anger about the economy and unemployment that remains stuck at nearly 10 percent.
Republicans have made Reid their top target in the November 2 election. The minority party needs to gain 10 seats to take control of the Senate, and unseating the most powerful Senate Democrat would be a major blow to Obama, who reminded supporters of Republican opposition to his agenda.
Reid is tied in the polls with relative unknown Republican Sharron Angle in a race that has attracted millions of dollars nationwide. Angle and her ultraconservative views have become a beacon for tea party supporters who advocate smaller government and lower taxes.
The president's message varied little as he moved across the US, telling those who flocked to rallies and fundraising events that voters faced a choice between Republican economic policies "that got us into this mess" or the Democrats still unfinished struggle to lift the nation out of the deepest fiscal malaise in decades.
While Obama is not on the ballot this year - a fact that is compounding the so-called enthusiasm gap that is expected to keep many Democrats from going to the polls - the president has revived his campaign persona as a dynamic and inspiring political advocate for his party's candidates. He's also trying to prevent a Republican election wave that would sweep away strong Democratic majorities in Congress and likely doom much of what remains on his legislative agenda in the last two years of his term.
"All they've got is the same old stuff that they were peddling over the last decade," he said of Republicans. "I just don't want to relive the past. The other side is betting on amnesia. It is up to you to show them that you have not forgotten."
Obama made his comments at a Minneapolis rally on Saturday for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton. The former US senator is facing a challenge from Republican Tom Emmer and independent Tom Horner.
It's been a grueling four days of campaigning and fundraising for Obama, who since Wednesday has touched down in Oregon, Washington state, California and Nevada before winding up in Minnesota. He has been helping congressional allies, such as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, who find themselves in tight races because of voter fears and anger about the economy and unemployment that remains stuck at nearly 10 percent.
Republicans have made Reid their top target in the November 2 election. The minority party needs to gain 10 seats to take control of the Senate, and unseating the most powerful Senate Democrat would be a major blow to Obama, who reminded supporters of Republican opposition to his agenda.
Reid is tied in the polls with relative unknown Republican Sharron Angle in a race that has attracted millions of dollars nationwide. Angle and her ultraconservative views have become a beacon for tea party supporters who advocate smaller government and lower taxes.
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