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October 18, 2010

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Campaign in Ohio
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To help struggling Democratic candidates, President Obama hit the
campaign trail over the weekend. On Sunday he and First Lady Michelle
Obama addressed a crowd of 35,000 at Ohio State University in Columbus.
It was the first time the President campaigned with his wife since 2008.

President Obama: "The Republican leadership made a calculation. It was a
tactical decision that if they just sat on the sidelines, if they didn’t
lift a finger to help, if instead they opposed us every step of the way,
if they said no even to policies that historically they had agreed to,
that historically they had sponsored and adopted, they figured they
could ride people’s anger and frustration all the way to the ballot
box."

Recent polls suggest the Republican strategy may be working. As many as
100 House seats are seen as in play on November 2, almost all of which
are held now by Democrats. Republicans need a net pickup of thirty-nine
seats to take the House.



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