WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday kicked off a tight-scheduled campaign tour in key battleground states to warm up for next week's Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Obama started his "Road to Charlotte" tour with a rally before 10,000 people in Iowa, touting his success in cutting taxes, expanding health care, delivering education assistance and bringing U.S. troops back from decade-long wars.
Obama rebutted the "It's Obama's fault" argument that had been frequently used by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his fellows during their party convention in Tampa, Florida over the last week.
"I will offer you what I believe is a better path forward -- a path that grows this economy, creates more good jobs, strengthens the middle class," said Obama, highlighting his acceptance speech slated for next Thursday at the Democratic party's convention.
The four-day campaign tour included visits to Iowa, Colorado, Ohio, and Virginia, all of which are battleground swing states "we feel will play a pivotal roll" in a close election, said Obama campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Air Force One en route to the president's campaign rallies in Iowa.
She said the presidential race has been "pretty steady" to date and still "in a pretty similar place following the party's convention," which is usually believed to bump a candidate's support.
"We think it's going to be close to the end. That's why we have such an active schedule," said Psaki.
Obama's events will be sandwiched by a visit next Monday to the storm-damaged state of Louisiana, where Romney took a detour Friday, right after he accepted the party's nomination Thursday night.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday touted his role in bringing American troops back home after a decade of wars and in killing terror mastermind Osama bin Laden, as he marked the second anniversary of the end of U.S. combat mission in Iraq.
Addressing thousands of U.S. servicemen at the Fort Bliss military base in the state of Texas, Obama stressed that bin Laden will never threaten America again, and that the al-Qaeda terrorist group is now "on the road to defeat." Full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the state of Louisiana next Monday to survey the damage done by Hurricane Isaac this week, which was now downgraded as a tropical storm, said the White House on Friday, when his challenger Mitt Romney detoured to the state.
The president will leave for a campaign event in Toledo, Ohio first next Monday, skip another one before paying a visit to Louisiana, announced the White House spokesman Jay Carney aboard Air Force One as Obama flew to Texas on Friday to address U.S. troops. Full story
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