Obama stumps for Hillary with time running out to woo voters

With five days to go until the election and time running out to sway undecided voters, President Barack Obama is stumping for Hillary Clinton yesterday in the bitterly contested must-win state of Florida, reports AFP from Washington. Republican Donald Trump will hold a rival rally in the city of Jacksonville just hours before Obama’s event, highlighting both candidates’ laser focus on Florida with the race tightening in its final days.
Clinton painted a grim picture of life under a Trump presidency Wednesday as she invited voters to envisage her defeat. “Imagine it is January 20, 2017 and imagine that it is Donald Trump standing in front of the Capitol,” she told a 15,000-strong crowd in Tempe, Arizona, triggering a chorus of boos for her Republican opponent. “Imagine that he is taking the oath of office and then imagine that he is in the Oval Office making the decisions that affect your lives and your future,” she said.
Clinton painted a picture of Trump as a president who demeans women, exacerbates racial divisions and is so thin-skinned and unpredictable that he could “start a real war instead of a Twitter war.” The note of caution was echoed by Obama, who warned voters that America’s

very future was at stake. “The fate of the republic rests on your shoulders,” he declared in North Carolina, one of a handful of swing states where the race will be decided.
“The fate of the world is teetering and you, North Carolina, are going to have to make sure that we push it in the right direction,” Obama declared.
The 70-year-old Republican, by contrast, treated supporters in Florida to a now familiar tirade, predicting Clinton’s downfall and vowing to “drain the swamp” of corruption in Washington.
Appearing at a triumphal rally in Pensacola, Trump also highlighted his need to stay on message and avoid the self-inflicted gaffes that have marred his White House run.
“Nice and cool. Right? Stay on point Donald, stay on point. No sidetracks Donald, nice and easy,” he said.
Trump boasted that many opinion-makers and voters are now flocking to his standard.
“We’re only left with one person, crooked Hillary Clinton. We’re going to win. We’re going to win.”
Such talk—partly supported by one poll on Tuesday showing him moving slightly ahead of Clinton—has delighted America’s foes, made its allies queasy and spooked financial markets.
Trump has been battered by scandals that would have sunk a less brazen showman: accused of sexual assault, of not paying taxes and of ties to Russia’s Vladimir Putin and the mob. But renewed FBI scrutiny of Clinton’s use of a private email server when secretary of state has fired up the Republican’s raucous fan base and fed doubts about the Democrat’s trustworthiness.
The dramatic tightening in the polls has convulsed financial markets worldwide in the past few days. The dollar slipped against the euro, while the Mexican peso—sensitive to Trump’s threat to build a wall on the country’s border—lost one percent. This week, US Secretary of State John Kerry admitted the campaign has been “downright embarrassing” as he deals with America’s friends and foes abroad, and the latter are in full voice.

Obama stumps for Hillary with time running out to woo voters

With five days to go until the election and time running out to sway undecided voters, President Barack Obama is stumping for Hillary Clinton yesterday in the bitterly contested must-win state of Florida, reports AFP from Washington. Republican Donald Trump will hold a rival rally in the city of Jacksonville just hours before Obamas event, highlighting both candidates laser focus on Florida with the race tightening in its final days. Clinton painted a grim picture of life under a Trump presidency Wednesday as she invited voters to envisage her defeat. Imagine it is January 20, 2017 and imagine that it is Donald Trump standing in front of the Capitol, she told a 15,000-strong crowd in Tempe, Arizona, triggering a chorus of boos for her Republican opponent. Imagine that he is taking the oath of office and then imagine that he is in the Oval Office making the decisions that affect your lives and your future, she said. Clinton painted a picture of Trump as a president who demeans women, exacerbates racial divisions and is so thin-skinned and unpredictable that he could start a real war instead of a Twitter war. The note of caution was echoed by Obama, who warned voters that Americas very future was at stake. The fate of the republic rests on your shoulders, he declared in North Carolina, one of a handful of swing states where the race will be decided. The fate of the world is teetering and you, North Carolina, are going to have to make sure that we push it in the right direction, Obama declared. The 70-year-old Republican, by contrast, treated supporters in Florida to a now familiar tirade, predicting Clintons downfall and vowing to drain the swamp of corruption in Washington. Appearing at a triumphal rally in Pensacola, Trump also highlighted his need to stay on message and avoid the self-inflicted gaffes that have marred his White House run. Nice and cool. Right? Stay on point Donald, stay on point. No sidetracks Donald, nice and easy, he said. Trump boasted that many opinion-makers and voters are now flocking to his standard. Were only left with one person, crooked Hillary Clinton. Were going to win. Were going to win. Such talkpartly supported by one poll on Tuesday showing him moving slightly ahead of Clintonhas delighted Americas foes, made its allies queasy and spooked financial markets. Trump has been battered by scandals that would have sunk a less brazen showman: accused of sexual assault, of not paying taxes and of ties to Russias Vladimir Putin and the mob. But renewed FBI scrutiny of Clintons use of a private email server when secretary of state has fired up the Republicans raucous fan base and fed doubts about the Democrats trustworthiness. The dramatic tightening in the polls has convulsed financial markets worldwide in the past few days. The dollar slipped against the euro, while the Mexican pesosensitive to Trumps threat to build a wall on the countrys borderlost one percent. This week, US Secretary of State John Kerry admitted the campaign has been downright embarrassing as he deals with Americas friends and foes abroad, and the latter are in full voice.