By Jordan Fabian - 10/24/16 06:00 PM EDT
President Obama is turning his attention to the Senate as he barnstorms in key battleground states during the final stretch of the 2016 campaign.
Obama has unleashed a torrent of criticism on Republican senators in Ohio, Florida and Nevada, tying them to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump whether they have disavowed him or not.
Obama traveled to Miami last Thursday with the express purpose of campaigning for Hillary Clinton. But he saved his toughest words for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, blasting him for sticking by Trump even though he had called the businessman a “dangerous con artist” during their vicious GOP primary fight.
On Sunday in Las Vegas, Obama said Rep. Joe Heck (R), who is running for retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) seat, doesn’t deserve credit for abandoning Trump, especially since he told donors behind closed doors he “really” wants to support him.
“So how does that work?” Obama asked incredulously. “You're for him, but you're not for him. But you’re kind of for him. What the heck?”
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