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In closing campaign pitches, Democrats lean on their star: Obama

PHILADELPHIA — On Saturday, with just days left to campaign ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections, three presidents converged on Pennsylvania in a last-ditch effort to lock down a must-win Senate race for their parties.

Los Angeles Times

Biden, Obama warn of democracy threat in final midterms countdown

Philadelphia (AFP) - President Joe Biden, Democratic superstar Barack Obama and Republican firebrand Donald Trump all converged Saturday on Pennsylvania to push their parties to the finishing line in a race Biden said marks a "defining" moment for US democracy.

AFP

Obama, Biden and Trump all campaign in Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA — Three presidents are sweeping through Pennsylvania Saturday, aiming to rally their supporters in the closing stretch before Tuesday’s election and signaling the national weight of the state’s races for governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House.

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Obama, Biden and Trump all campaign in Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA — Three presidents swept through Pennsylvania on Saturday, aiming to rally their supporters in the closing stretch before Tuesday’s election and signaling the national weight of the state’s races for governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Biden, Trump, Obama barnstorm Pennsylvania in final midterms dash

(This Nov. 5 story has been corrected to fix the age of supporter in paragraph 10)

Reuters

Biden, Obama, Trump make final midterm push in Pennsylvania

Swing-state Pennsylvania is the stage for a clash of presidents on Saturday as each party’s biggest stars work to energize voters just days before voting concludes in pivotal midterm elections

The Independent UK

John Fetterman’s stroke might not have a huge impact on Pa.’s Senate race, but it has reshaped his political identity

As John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz prepared to debate in a Harrisburg TV studio, Darryl Carney was busy renovating a two-story house around the corner, favoring his right arm.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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The gubernatorial races to watch in the US midterm elections

Amid unfounded election claims and repeal of Roe v Wade, US governors take centre stage on key issues in US midterms.

Al Jazeera

Arab voters are often ignored by political candidates — but Josh Shapiro recognizes their voting power

PHILADELPHIA — The day former President Donald Trump issued his travel ban in 2017, all Nagi Latefa could see were his daughters’ faces.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

‘The best closer we have’: Obama floods the campaign trail to help Democrats as midterms loom

Five years after he left the White House, the former president is taking on the role of elder statesman stumping for Democrats across the country, Eric Garcia reports

The Independent UK

Mastriano's antisemitic secret meme page

The page "mocks trans people, fearmongers about migrants, and traffics in antisemitic tropes," Daily Beast reports

Salon

Mastriano fumbles antisemitism questions

"Yeah, so —" Mastriano began, before an awkward 2-second pause

Salon

Doug Mastriano ally Toni Shuppe has a plan to ‘stop the steal of 2022.’ It’s full of misinformation

PHILADELPHIA — A Florida man with the username “Lone Raccoon” is carpet-bombing election officials around the country with requests for voting records. Hired by My Pillow founder Mike Lindell, the man says he has been “led by God” to try to prove that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Abortion access could hinge on state election results

Abortion access in several states could hinge out the outcome of November elections of lawmakers, governors, supreme court justices and attorneys general

The Independent UK

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Oz-Mastriano: An awkward pair atop Pennsylvania's GOP ticket

Republicans have political winds at their back, but the party's nominees in Pennsylvania for governor and Senate are running dramatically different campaigns and targeting two very different types of voters

The Guardian - US

‘We’re going to win’: the union fighting for Democratic votes during the US midterms

States like Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania may determine who controls the US Senate, invigorating Unite Here’s effort to mobilize Democratic votes

The Independent UK

Biden returns to Pennsylvania to boost Fetterman, other Dems

The White House has showered attention on the Keystone State — President Joe Biden’s birthplace — in the final run-up to Nov. 8, with him returning Friday for his 15th visit since he took office and officials preparing for a third visit in as many weeks, next week

McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘Waiting on Pennsylvania’: Why the US Senate race may drag past Election night

WASHINGTON — If Pennsylvania’s tightening U.S. Senate race turns out to be as close as its current trajectory, it’s unlikely the winner will be apparent on the night of Nov. 8.

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Within hours, Pa. Republicans make impeachment drive against Philly District Attorney Larry Krasner a midterm issue

HARRISBURG, Pa. — When Pennsylvania Republicans announced they were introducing articles of impeachment against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Wednesday, they said the crime situation in the city had gotten so dire, they couldn’t wait any longer to act.

The Guardian - US

John Fetterman’s TV debate was disastrous – but he can still beat Dr Oz

The Democrat, who had a stroke in May, struggled in the debate format. But on the merits, he’s better than his ineffectual Republican rival

The Independent UK

Pa. governor candidates deploy religion in contrasting ways

In one of the most closely watched races in one of the most contested battleground states, both candidates for governor in Pennsylvania bring religion into their campaigns

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The final days of Doug Mastriano's shoestring campaign: Is his 'army' of fans enough?

EASTON, Pa. — H. Ross Peterson stood in the back of an American Legion hall here last week and surveyed the crowd waiting for Doug Mastriano.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Lynn Schmidt: Putting country, state or county over party

What if the way to break through our polarized politics was to reward those willing to cross the partisan divide for the greater good?

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pa. gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro early on showed knack for networking, regimented messaging in politics

PHILADELPHIA — Looking back now, former U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli said the amount of responsibility he gave the young legislative aide who was fresh off a college internship on Capitol Hill “seems ridiculous.”

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