Barack Obama urges Nevadians to vote for the restoration of "mental health" for the benefit of politics

LAS VEGAS – Former President Barack Obama warned Nevadans on Monday that staying home during the mid-term elections in November "would be extremely dangerous for our democracy," declaring in a speech that these elections are "more important than all the ones I remember from my life. " understands when I was on the ballot. "

"We have a chance to restore some reason in our politics," Obama said at a very lively rally at the University of Nevada on the Las Vegas campus. "In the end, there is only real control over the abuse of power, there is only real control over bad policies: it's you and your vote."

"Do not boo. Do not do hashtags. All this is nice to do. Vote, vote! ", He said, resuming a favorite phrase of his career in the presidential campaign.

His appearance at the rally here, in the Democratic stronghold of Clark County, followed the start of early voting in the state. Several key counties reported record attendance over the weekend, a welcome sign for Democrats and their efforts to seize an open governorship and overthrow Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.).

Although he has never called President Donald Trump by his name, Obama has directly criticized some of his successor 's most controversial speeches and policies on issues such as health care, corruption, and corruption. immigration and the deficit. He noted that Republicans were deceiving by promising voters that they would protect pre-existing conditions after proposing bills to remove these protections and lawsuits to dismantle them.

"I know you can bet on everything going on here in Vegas, but you do not want to bet that Republicans are actually going to protect your health care," Obama said following a presentation by some Democrats. by ballot, including the Senate. Candidate Representative Jacky Rosen and Gov. candidate Steve Sisolak.

The former president urged the public to "remember who launched" the ongoing economic recovery before the November elections, noting that Democrats were facing a recession after his election 10 years ago when the GOP put things in place. "And he made fun of the GOP deficit hawks who opposed his proposals and then turned around and dug into the country's budget by adopting tax cuts that benefited disproportionately." to the rich Americans.

While Obama is perceived as a handicap for Democrats in the pure red states where Trump is extremely popular, he could help the party narrow the gap with young and Latino voters in a purple state like Nevada after a few signs of delay in the enthusiasm of Latinos in recent months. The chances of Democrats returning to Congress next year could be greatly affected if Hispanics do not vote as much as in the 2016 elections.

At Monday's rally, however, Hispanic voters said they felt anything but disengage.

"Racism, fanaticism and hatred really enlighten me. You feel it when you turn on the television and watch the news, "said Maria Huerta, a 39-year-old nurse practitioner in Las Vegas.

Huerta said she had chosen to attend a political rally for the first time in her life, citing Trump's rhetoric and policies targeting minority communities.

"I never knew if I was 100% Democrat before, but I feel like I know what I'm really not," she added.

Attention to Hispanic voters was evident at the rally, which took place in one state to the rapidly growing Latin American population. Democrats after Democrats on stage, they have repeatedly urged Latinos to remain committed to ending Trump's immigration, education and health care policies. The organizers also invited actress America Ferrera, musician J Balvin and singers Salt-N-Pepa to gather the crowd before Obama came on stage.

"If we can not find a way to activate the largest and fastest demographic group in the country, we will never be able to bring back our country," said Ferrera, a native of Honduran parents.

Trump, for his part, tweeted Monday without proving that "criminals and strangers from the Middle East" were part of a migrant caravan of thousands of people heading to the United States. Central America. He has repeatedly tried to sow fear on the caravan in order to gain support for Republicans in the midterm elections, and he blamed Democrats for allowing open borders. .

Obama has alluded to the president's thinly veiled racial attacks in his Las Vegas speech, as well as to the racist rhetoric of Republicans who are launching Democratic vows across the country as they seek to rescue their majorities in Congress as part of an imminent blue wave.

Republicans are currently trying to say, "Democrats do not think like you, do not look like you, do not believe the same things you do," he said. "We've seen this game book before. "He reminded people that they had the power to change Washington, adding that an" election would not settle everything. But it's a start.