Obama warns: Don't take Delaware for granted

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The Hill

 

Headlining a rally for Democratic Senate candidate Chris Coons Friday, President Obama warned Delaware voters not to underestimate the electoral challenge posed by Republican Christine O'Donnell this fall, telling the crowd "I don’t want anybody here taking this for granted."

 

Obama and Vice President Joe Biden made a joint appearance for Coons Friday in an event that doubled as a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

 

Even though Coons leads O'Donnell by double digits in recent polling and the president said he thinks Coons "has so far run an extraordinary race," he warned of a tough and unpredictable political environment facing Democrats across the country.

 

"This is a tough political environment right now," said Obama. "This is a difficult election because we’ve been through an incredibly difficult time as a nation."