Obama to Ohio: Cordray as governor is "the kind of leadership we need"

CLEVELAND – Former President Barack Obama took advantage of his speech on Thursday evening to strengthen Ohio Democratic presidential candidate Richard Cordray and other party candidates in the state, while striking out Republicans who control the Congress and the White House.

Obama has urged supporters here not only to support Cordray, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in his administration, but also to rally voters for them to support the candidate, regardless of his party.

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"Rich is someone who's always committed to solving problems," Obama said, adding that Cordray "represents the kind of leadership we need."

In formulating this argument, Obama took thinly veiled photos of President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans, saying they were paying too much attention to the country's low unemployment rate.

Again and again before an audience of 3,000 people at the former East High School in Cleveland, The country's most prominent former president and Democratic spokesman described the Republicans as "leaders who mocked every day." He guided Cordray's work on corruption on Wall Street.

"He did not try to take it into consideration. He did not tweet about it, "said Obama, an allusion to Trump's Twitter habits that prompted crowd encouragement.

The former president also criticized Republicans in Congress for taking too much credit for the US recovery, and for not having changed their message after years of anger and criticism when they were out of power and that The economy was growing.

"The Republicans won the House, they won the Senate. They are still angry, "he said. "What is interesting. So remember when you hear about these people boasting about this economic time, just remember when it started.

Obama's remarks come as the Ohio Democrats seek to energize and increase the participation of Cordray, one of the highest-priority governor candidates for the 2018 mid-term cycle. Recent polls have showed Cordray in an almost dead heat with state attorney general Mike DeWine, the Republican candidate.

The Democrats hope that Cordray's strong participation and broad support among the country's most prominent Democrats will put an end to Republican control over the Ohio Governor's mansion, as well as the state legislature.

Obama's speech at the high school auditorium follows remarks by Senator Sherrod Brown, Cordray himself, and other Democratic candidates, all of whom urged party members to remain active and vote. They also promised that Cordray and the other nominees would eliminate corruption in state offices and protect health care for Ohioans.

"Rich Cordray can stand up to the banks, he can resist Wall Street, he can stand up to payday lenders. … You can be sure that Rich Cordray will defend us, "Brown said before the hearing. And like the former president, Brown urged participants to "think of five people you know" and get them to vote – another attempt that shows the Democrats' desire to dramatically increase participation in the hope of winning prizes. mandates for years. up

Cordray himself echoed those calls.

"Let me speak very clearly now: we need your help to make it happen. It's not enough to tweet, "he said. "It's not just about going to the polls. It's about having friends and family and maybe even a few people who may have never voted before. "