Barack Obama in Detroit: 'The stakes in this election are really high'
Source: Detroit Free Press
Kathleen Gray and Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press Published 6:19 p.m. ET Oct. 26, 2018 | Updated 10:05 p.m. ET Oct. 26, 2018
Standing before a crowd of several thousand people in Detroit Friday night, former President Barack Obama said the biggest threat to the nation’s democracy is indifference.
But a vote on Nov. 6 can neutralize that threat, he told a crowd jammed into the gymnasium at Cass Technical High School.
“I’m hopeful that despite all the noise, all the lies, we’re going to remember who we are, who we’re called to be. Out of this political darkness, I see a great awakening,” he said. “If you vote, things will get better, it will be a start.”
With 10 days left before the Nov. 6 election, the rally was designed to get Democrats fired up and ready to work to both help candidates up and down the ticket as well as get to the polls to cast their ballots.
Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/26/barack-obama-cass-tech-detroit/1774600002/
He's tirelessly campaigning for Democrats!
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