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Obama blames ‘tight’ election on COVID: ‘I understand why folks are looking to shake things up’
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0:44Now PlayingFormer President Barack Obama said Tuesday the election “will be tight” because of the COVID-19 pandemic — admitting that he understands “why folks are looking to shake things up” to change the economy.
“Now we know this election is going to be tight. It’s going to be tight here in Wisconsin. It’s going to be tight all across the country, and it’s going to be tight because a lot of Americans are still struggling,” Obama said at a rally in Madison, Wis., two weeks before Election Day.
The 44th president, who has deployed to stump for Vice President Kamala Harris across the country, blamed the pandemic for the economy — four years after it began.
“You know, as a country, we’ve been through a lot over the last few years. We forget sometimes a historic pandemic wreaked havoc on communities, on families, on businesses, and then disruptions from the pandemic caused price hikes.
“They put a strain on family budgets, and people started feeling like no matter how hard they worked, they were just treading water,” he added.
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