US congressional voters: Final sprint: Biden and Obama are campaigning together

US President Joe Biden is relying on his former boss, ex-President Barack Obama, in the midterms election campaign: During a campaign appearance in the US state of Pennsylvania, which is important for voting on Tuesday, the two Democrats campaigned together for votes.

US congressional voters: Final sprint: Biden and Obama are campaigning together

US President Joe Biden is relying on his former boss, ex-President Barack Obama, in the midterms election campaign: During a campaign appearance in the US state of Pennsylvania, which is important for voting on Tuesday, the two Democrats campaigned together for votes.

The 61-year-old Obama recently took an active part in the election campaign. But it was the weekend in the metropolis of Philadelphia, the first joint midterms appearance with the 79-year-old Biden, who was Vice President under Obama. Only a short time later, former Republican President Donald Trump also appeared in front of supporters in Pennsylvania – near Pittsburgh.

Obama and Biden both warned of the dangers to democracy in the US. "Democracy is literally on the ballot," Biden said. Obama later spoke for about forty-five minutes, looking back on the midterm elections of his presidency. The Democrats suffered heavy losses in the 2010 and 2014 elections. "The midterm elections are no joke," Obama warned in Pennsylvania. "Truth and fact, logic and reason, and basic decency are on the ballot," he warned of the current Republican nominees.

Senate race could be close

The Democrats are threatened with losing a narrow majority in the US Congress in the vote on Tuesday. While polls suggest the House of Representatives is likely to fall to the Republicans, the Senate could be very close. In Pennsylvania, there is a realistic chance that the Democrats can take a Senate seat from the Republicans. The Democrat John Fetterman competes there against the Republican and TV doctor Mehmet Oz.

Fetterman, 53, had a stroke in May. After a televised duel with Oz, in which Fetterman spoke more slowly and made more mistakes, Republicans questioned Fetterman's fitness for office. "I had a stroke. It really blew me away. But I got back up," Fetterman said in Philadelphia, joking about how hard it was to speak rightly in front of Obama. Obama is considered an excellent speaker and also got the crowd cheering in Philadelphia.

Trump promotes Dr. oz

About 260 miles away, Trump was promoting Fetterman's opponent Oz. Speaking in front of a plane with his name on it, the 76-year-old repeated the lie about the stolen 2020 presidential election. Again, he indicated that he would soon declare his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election to want. "In 2024, most importantly, we're going to take back our gorgeous, oh-so-beautiful White House. We're going to take it back. And you're going to hear about it very soon, very, very soon," Trump said. At the same time he attacked his inner-party opponent Ron DeSantis.

The governor of Florida is also up for election on Tuesday - and has a good chance of becoming governor of the southern state again. It is said that he also wants to run for the Republicans in 2024 as a presidential candidate. He has not yet declared his candidacy. Trump usually avoids mentioning his opponent in speeches at all costs. Again, he remained tight-lipped, but called DeSantis "Ron DeSanctimonious". "Sanctimonious" means hypocritical in German.

Manchin makes it difficult for Biden

Trump's successor Biden was still struggling with a political problem the weekend before the midterms. He had stepped on his party colleague Joe Manchin's toes with a statement about the shutdown of fossil fuel power plants. The West Virginia senator is himself associated with the coal sector and has publicly lashed out at Biden. The White House finally declared that Biden's words had been "twisted". "He regrets if anyone who hears these comments is offended," it said.

Finally, Biden caused a stir on Saturday with a particularly harsh statement: at a performance in the state of Illinois on the cost of medication, he called demonstrators who compare his politics with socialism "idiots".

Meanwhile, another ex-president got involved in the election campaign at the weekend: Democrat Bill Clinton, who has largely retired from politics in recent years, banged the drum for the Democrats in New York State.

NEXT NEWS