The Washington Times: Even without a Democratic nominee yet, President Obama is jumping into the presidential campaign with both feet Wednesday, telling voters in Indiana that the choice in November “isn’t even close.”
Mr. Obama will tell voters in Elkhart, Indiana, that economic issues should lead them to vote for the Democratic nominee, presumably Hillary Clinton, over Republican Donald Trump.
“If what you really care about in this election is your pocketbook; if what you’re concerned about is who will look out for the interests of working people and grow the middle class, then the debate isn’t even close,” Mr. Obama will say, in prepared remarks released by the White House.
Mrs. Clinton has yet to secure the Democratic nomination against rival Sen. Bernard Sanders, Vermont independent. They are campaigning in a close race for California’s delegates next week.
In an apparent reference to Mr. Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, Mr. Obama will tell voters, “if we turn against each other based on divisions of race or religion, then we won’t build on the progress we’ve started.”
“If we get cynical and just vote our fears, or don’t vote at all, we won’t build on the progress we’ve started,” Mr. Obama says. “We’ve got to come together around our common values, our faith in hard work and opportunity for everyone. We’ve got to assume the best in each other, and not the worst — because whatever our differences, we all love this country and care fiercely about our children’s futures.”
