Obama uses withering mockery in Arizona as he questions Trump’s competence
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- Oct 18, 2024
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Voters also will decide whether to enshrine the right to an abortion in the stateâs constitution, and Democrats hope that the issue will energize one of the countryâs most purple electorates. Speaker after speaker at the Friday rally invoked reproductive rights and stressed that this year could be a historically close election.
âThe issue of abortion access is very much on the ballot,â Kirsten Engel, a Democrat who is running to represent Arizonaâs 6th Congressional District, said in an interview before the rally. âThat is what Iâm hearing at the doors Iâm knocking on, women being very upset at their freedoms being taken away from them.â
The race for the southeast Arizona district - a rematch of 2022 - is especially competitive. âThis is a battleground district in a battleground state,â Engel said.
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Obama is the latest high-profile Democrat to visit Arizona, as the party puts on a full-court press with fewer than 20 days left in the race. Harris has stopped by twice in the past month, vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz was here last week and former president Bill Clinton - the last Democrat until Biden to win the state - is scheduled to visit Wednesday.
US Representative Ruben Gallego, a candidate for Senate, listened to Obama.
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Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, have likewise made recent trips to the state and Vance is scheduled to return next week.
After Arizona, Obama is heading to Las Vegas on Saturday; Detroit and Madison, Wis., on Tuesday; and to Georgia on Thursday, where heâll make his first joint appearance with Harris in a yet-to-be-announced city.
The two have been allies and friends for 20 years. In his August convention speech, Obama explicitly cast Harris as the successor in his political movement, saying then: âNow the torch has been passed.â
In 2008, Harris - then the district attorney in San Francisco - traveled to Iowa to knock on doors for Obama ahead of the stateâs caucuses. Obama has been eager to return the favor.
His former aides have previously told The Post that he is relishing the rallies, which give him the chance to speak freely and act as an outlet for the anxiety he feels about the prospect of another Trump presidency.
On Friday, he appeared to be having fun. After some customary college football talk - âDon't bet against the Wildcats tomorrow,â he said - Obama paused to clear his throat.
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âYou guys have to forgive me, because letâs face it, Iâm a little out of practice,â he said with a smile. âBut thatâs okay, because what I have to say is going to make so much sense that even if Iâm coughing a little bit, youâre still going to catch what Iâm saying here.â
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