Obama returns to battleground state of Ohio telling voters you are the only check on bad policy
By Reuters
14 September 2018 |
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Former U.S. President Barack Obama rallied supporters for Democratic governor candidate Richard Cordray in Ohio on Thursday (September 13), as he returned to the campaign trail calling for bipartisan support for Democrats saying, "I don't know when we began to celebrate bullies instead of looking out for people?."
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