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By Alexis Shanes<\/strong>
\nMedill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n

MILWAUKEE \u2014 Former President Barack Obama attacked his successor as a liar during a rally Friday, warning voters about Republican dishonesty and hammering the GOP leadership for undermining health care guarantees as he stumped for Wisconsin Democrats.<\/p>\n

Obama avoided referring to President Trump by name, but in an impassioned address to 3,500 people at North Division High School, he denounced the nationwide partisanship that Trump\u2019s administration has heightened, going so far as to criticize the media, a move rare for a Democrat.<\/p>\n

In a sprawling tirade, he likened the GOP\u2019s narrative to the 2014 Ebola scare and the 2016 coverage of Hillary Clinton\u2019s email habits, calling it \u201cfearmongering.\u201d He said it is the latest in a series of Republican attempts to \u201cscare the heck out of people\u201d ahead of every election.<\/p>\n

\u201cUntil we start getting a little bit better about calling a lie a lie,\u201d he said, \u201cthe only check we have on this behavior is you and your vote.\u201d<\/p>\n

Obama urged voters to support Tony Evers, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate expected to unseat two-term Gov. Scott Walker (R), and incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D), who spoke at length about her support for the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare.<\/p>\n

Walker\u2019s embattled administration is a point of controversy even outside Wisconsin, his race against Evers one of the nation\u2019s most contentious. His supporters herald the state\u2019s slow-but-steady economic improvement \u2014 projected 2018 GDP growth is 1.6 percent \u2014 and 3 percent unemployment rate. Even some Democrats hesitate to question Walker\u2019s economic victories, although many jobs pay little more than minimum wage.<\/p>\n

Walker\u2019s critics cite cuts to school budgets and the conditions of the state\u2019s roads and bridges, while union members remain angered over his successful effort to weaken public employees\u2019 unions.<\/p>\n

The crowd, weary from polarized rhetoric gripping the country ahead of the Nov. 6 elections, gave Obama a fervent welcome. His magnetic personality was newly emphatic as he skewered the Trump administration, noting what he characterized as corruption within the Republican Party.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Washington, they have racked up enough indictments to field a football team,\u201d he said before pausing for effect. \u201cNobody in my administration got indicted.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir promise to drain the swamp \u2014 that was not on the up and up,\u201d he added, his voice cracking.<\/p>\n

He honed in on health care, slamming Walker, a fierce ACA opponent who says he favors guaranteed insurance coverage for pre-existing conditions yet supports a lawsuit that would eliminate such protections. Walker is among a number of Republicans around the country who are running TV ads declaring their support for pre-existing conditions coverage while simultaneously attempting to torpedo the law.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is some kind of gall,\u201d Obama said. \u201cThat is some kind of chutzpah. But let\u2019s also call it what it is: it is a lie.\u201d<\/p>\n

Obama, at times sounding incredulous, drew a roar from his sea of supporters as he ripped Trump\u2019s recent promise to enact a middle-class tax cut through the House, a policy statement that surprised lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president said he\u2019d pass a tax cut bill before the next election,\u201d he said, in a tone of disbelief. \u201cCongress isn\u2019t even in session.\u201d<\/p>\n

Obama criticized Trump\u2019s promise to \u201chelp the little guy,\u201d noting that Trump\u2019s tax cuts have hardly reflected his vows. Contrary to Republican assertions, the 2017 tax bill barely reached the middle class, while 65 percent of the benefits went to the upper income quintile, according to a Tax Policy Center analysis.<\/p>\n

Obama also denounced his successor\u2019s tendency to take credit for Obama administration successes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got the economy going again,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s still going, by the way. Where do you think that started?\u201d<\/p>\n

Audience members showed concern for a spectrum of issues extending beyond health care and Washington partisanship. For Teanna Evans, a 25-year-old sixth-grade teacher from Milwaukee, the rally was an opportunity to \u201chear what\u2019s going on and what needs to change\u201d ahead of the election.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s a lot that needs to go on with our public schools and making sure that our schools are funded correctly,\u201d she said amid a Wisconsin gubernatorial election where education has taken center stage. \u201cThings like that, I\u2019m very passionate about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clarice Collins, 41, a member of the Communication Workers of America, said she is most worried about Wisconsin\u2019s Act 10. The 2011 legislation, Walker\u2019s signature accomplishment, wiped out collective bargaining for public employees, drawing protests and a failed attempt to recall him from office.<\/p>\n

\u201cCost of living is really expensive, and we\u2019re still making $7 as a minimum wage,\u201d Collins said. \u201cThat\u2019s a huge issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ahead of the rally, Collins stood in the rain among fellow union members, holding a CWA sign. The key, she said, is to be sure to vote. Turnout counts in a state where Clinton received 238,000 fewer votes than Obama received four years earlier. Trump\u2019s victory margin was barely 22,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m from the north side of Milwaukee, which is a very powerful vote in Wisconsin right now,\u201d she said. \u201cIn the sixth grade, I was taught the Constitution and my power, the power of my vote. It\u2019s an honor to be able to vote. No one should take that lightly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Milwaukee resident Dorion Higgins, 33, is a correctional officer. He said he hopes the upcoming elections will change the country\u2019s narrative about key issues, such as health care access and tax cuts, which he said failed the middle class.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it will be a check on the Republican Congress,\u201d he said. \u201cIf we win, we can turn things around and push forward to 2020, the presidential elections.\u201d<\/p>\n

Higgins, who described himself as a \u201cstaunch Democrat,\u201d said he attended the rally in search of enlightenment from the former president amid widespread, Republican-driven partisanship and national political discontent.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur whole way of life right now is at stake,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Obama echoed that sentiment in his final plea, even as he acknowledged that a single election will not repair the damage he perceives.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe character of our country is on the ballot,\u201d Obama said. \u201cIf you vote, things will get better. It will be a start.\u201d<\/p>\n

Photo at top: Former President Barack Obama received an enthusiastic welcome in Milwaukee \u2014 3,500 fans packed the gymnasium at North Division High School, and an additional 600 crowded into an overflow room. (Alexis Shanes\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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