Obama Hits California Campaign Trail in Fight for House
- Former president plans extensive travel ahead of mid-terms
- No mention of Trump at Anaheim rally for seven House hopefuls
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Former President Barack Obama hit the campaign trail for the first time since leaving office, urging Democrats to get out the vote in their bid to win the net 23 seats they need to regain control of the House of Representatives.
A day after delivering a blunt rebuke to Donald Trump in Illinois. Obama on Saturday didn’t mention the president by name. Still, Trump was the undercurrent of several of Obama’s remarks to a crowd of about 750 in Anaheim, California.