Former US President Barack Obama will participate Wednesday in a first campaign event on the ground to support his former right-hand man Joe Biden, who will face Republican Donald Trump at the polls on November 3.
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On October 21, President Obama will travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to campaign on behalf of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,
" the running
mate
, the Biden campaign team said on Friday.
No other details have yet been provided on the event.
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Pennsylvania is one of the key presidential states. Donald Trump had only won in the state by a short head in 2016. It was in April that Barack Obama, still very popular among the Democrats, officially announced his precious support for Joe Biden, judging him capable to guide Americans "
through some of our darkest hours
" as the country grieves with the coronavirus. He also participated in an online fundraiser in June.
