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Trump in Ohio and Obama in Georgia Make Closing Stretch Appeals to Midterm Voters in Pivotal States
Trump and Obama are campaigning for Senate allies as early voting tops 36.4 million, according to the University of Florida Election Lab.
On Wednesday, Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic former President Barack Obama traveled to Ohio and Georgia to rally voters in critical midterm contests determining control of the U.S. Congress.
Republicans fight to maintain their 53-47 Senate advantage as Americans confront record fuel prices, rising costs, and an unpopular war in Iran during the final campaign week.
In Ohio, Trump campaigns with Senator Jon Husted against former Senator Sherrod Brown, while in Michigan, Republican Mike Rogers battles Democrat Abdul El-Sayed amid controversy over field operations.
Obama joins Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in Georgia, where nonpartisan analysts favor Democrats for the House majority while the Senate contest requires capturing 51 seats.
Voters have already cast more than 36.4 million ballots nationwide, while the Justice Department has issued over 100 subpoenas to election officials and pre-emptively contests outcomes in Alaska.