{"id":229919,"date":"2024-10-11T03:31:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T03:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/11\/obama-urges-vote-for-harris-in-tight-presidential-race\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T03:31:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T03:31:53","slug":"obama-urges-vote-for-harris-in-tight-presidential-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/11\/obama-urges-vote-for-harris-in-tight-presidential-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama urges vote for Harris in &#8216;tight&#8217; presidential race"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former President Barack Obama has appealed to Americans to vote for Kamala Harris, warning of a &#8220;tight&#8221; White House race between her and Donald Trump with less than a month to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Thursday&#8217;s campaign rally in Pittsburgh in the swing state of Pennsylvania, he urged the audience to &#8220;put down your phone&#8230;grab your friends and family and vote&#8221; for the current Democratic vice-president in the 5 November US election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obama also attacked her Republican rival Trump on various issues &#8211; including the economy and abortion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Trump on Thursday was campaigning in Detroit in another battleground state of Michigan, accusing the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration of &#8220;destroying our country&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The US presidential election is expected to be determined by a handful of states &#8211; including Pennsylvania &#8211; where both candidates stand a chance of winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the University of Pittsburgh, Obama said: &#8220;This election is going to be tight because there are a lot of Americans who are still struggling out there.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not just about policies that are on the ballot. 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