Obama: Voting More Important Than Fantasy Football
Nov 3, 2014 9:20am
President Obama warned Pennsylvania voters to not be complacent, telling them that getting to the polls is more important than getting ready for next weeks fantasy football matchups.
Obamas last campaign appearance for Tuesdays mid-term elections was at a for Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf on Sunday night. The president recounted how low turnout in the 2010 elections that delivered the House to Republicans.
That was Jim drinking beer and setting up his fantasy football for next week, Obama said, referencing an imaginary friend of a Democratic supporter who didnt vote in the 2010 midterms.
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The president also appeared to misquote turnout figures from Ukraines recent parliamentary elections. Theyve got a war going on, Obama said, citing near 60 percent turnout. Voice of America reported estimated turnout at 51 percent.
Carrying record-low polling numbers just a few days before his party faces a tough set of Senate races in the 2014 midterms, Obama has largely stayed away from the campaign trail this year, campaigning for only one Democratic Senate candidate and not visiting any of the nations closest, most hotly contested races. Some analysts have predicted that Republicans will win control of the Senate on Nov. 2, giving them control of both houses of Congress heading into Obamas final two years in the White House.
Heres a list of Obamas public campaign events with Democratic candidates this year:
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Obama: Voting More Important Than Fantasy Football