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Biden and Obama Reunite in a Last-Ditch Effort to Save Their Party
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A rally on Saturday in Philadelphia will be their first joint campaign appearance since President Biden took office, adding a twist to the relationship of what has always been a political odd couple. Biden and Obama Reunite in a Last-Ditch Effort to Save Their Party
A rally on Saturday in Philadelphia will be their first joint campaign appearance since President Biden took office, adding a twist to the relationship of what has always been a political odd couple.
President Joe Biden is speaking at a rally alongside former President Barack Obama to push for votes in Pennsylvania - a key state in Tuesday's midterm elections.
Biden wrapped up his speech by vowing to push for a ban on assault weapons and veto any effort by Republicans to pass a national ban on abortion.
"Overturning Roe wasn’t the end for them, it was just the beginning", he said. He promised that if voters elected Democrat candidate John Fetterman to the Senate - and protected the Democrats' majority in Congress - his party would "restore the right to choose in this country by codifying Roe v. Wade and make it the law of the land".
In his closing comments, he said Tuesday's midterm elections would be a "defining moment for the nation" and urged supporters to vote.
"Here in Philadelphia, a place that defines the soul of America, today we face an inflection point," he said.
"There's no quit in John Fetterman, there's no quit in Pennsylvania, there's no quit in the United States of America."
Next on stage was Josh Shapiro, the Democrats' candidate for Pennsylvania governor. He attacked his opponent Doug Mastriano - a prominent pedlar of conspiracies that the 2020 US election was stolen from Donald Trump.
