Biden, Obama, Trump issue warnings ahead of midterms
by Zach Schonfeld - 11/06/22 9:05 AM ET
President Biden and his two predecessors stumped for their party’s candidates in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania on Saturday, warning supporters that the other side poses a threat to the county.
With three days until Election Day, Biden and former President Obama joined Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman and gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro for an evening rally in Philadelphia.
“This is a defining moment for the nation, and we all must speak with one voice regardless of our party,” Biden said. “There’s no place in America for political violence. No place. No place for what we saw happen to Paul Pelosi.”
Biden went on to attack Republicans for imposing restrictions on abortion and voting while also suggesting they will cut Social Security and Medicare, referencing a plan unveiled by National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Rick Scott (Fla.) that would sunset all federal legislation every five years.
“Your right to choose is on the ballot,” Biden said. “Your right to vote is on the ballot. Social Security and Medicare is on the ballot. There’s something else on the ballot: character. Character is on the ballot.”
Obama echoed Biden’s portrayal of the high stakes in this week’s elections, noting that Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano was in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6.
“Democracy really is on the ballot,” Obama said. “Listen, Democrats may not be perfect, I am the first one to admit it…but right now, at this moment, with a few notable exceptions, most Republican politicians aren’t even pretending the rules apply to them anymore. They’re not pretending the facts apply anymore. They just make stuff up.”
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