Obama, at Pennsylvania rally, urges voters to ‘restore some sanity to our politics’

Former President Obama says Republicans in Congress are 'bending over backwards' to protect people from accountability while speaking at Pennsylvania campaign rally.
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Former President Obama took the stage at a Pennsylvania rally on Friday in an effort to help Democrats regain control of Congress, stressing the need to vote in the midterms: “On Nov. 6, you have a chance to restore some sanity to our politics.”

While campaigning for Sen. Bob Casey and Gov. Tom Wolf in a state that President Trump won in 2016, Obama told the crowd that the approaching election “is more important than any I can remember in my lifetime.”

The former president carried Pennsylvania in both of his presidential races, and Democrats hope the state can help them retake control of Congress from the GOP.

Former President Barack Obama, center, stands with Sen. Bob Casey D-Pa., left, and Gov. Tom Wolf, during a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Friday, Sept. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Former President Barack Obama stands with Sen. Bob Casey D-Pa., left, and Gov. Tom Wolf, during a campaign rally in Philadelphia on Friday.

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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