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President Obama waves as he arrives for a campaign rally for Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown at a High School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland October 19, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Midterm elections are just over two weeks away, yet President Obama held his first campaign rally on behalf of a specific candidate when he traveled just outside Washington, D.C., to help boost support for Maryland's Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Anthony Brown.

Brown, the current lieutenant governor, is locked in a surprisingly tight race against Republican Larry Hogan despite the state's strong Democratic tilt. Brown has stumbled in recent weeks defending his role in the state's botched health care rollout, and his team sought the White House's help in the closing weeks.

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"Anthony Brown has not just devoted his career to fighting for you; he's devoted his entire life to fighting for you. And that's what this election's all about: who is going to fight for you," Mr. Obama said.

Though it was his first official midterm campaign rally, much of the president's material was promoting the Democratic agenda that he has talked about all year: raising the minimum wage, ensuring equal pay for women and expanding health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

He said that while Republicans are "patriots" who love their country and family, they will only help those already at the top of the economic ladder.

"You know who they're fighting for and it ain't you," the president said.

At one point he was interrupted by a heckler who appeared to be protesting against deportations of immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Though the crowd sought to drown out the protester with boos, Mr. Obama addressed the issue

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