Washington:
After suspending his election campaign to personally lead the administration's rescue efforts in the face of Superstorm Sandy pounding the East Coast, US President Barack Obama has roped in Bill Clinton to carry on the campaign on his behalf.
Seeking re-election, the next one week is crucial for Mr Obama as voting for the presidential elections is scheduled for November 6. Mr Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to polls, are neck and neck in competition.
Mr Clinton would hold rallies at several places in Minnesota today, where he will discuss the choice in this election between moving forward with Mr Obama's vision to create an economy that's built to last or going back to the same failed top-down economic policies that crashed the US economy and punished the middle class, the Obama Campaign announced.
Following the events in Minnesota, former president Clinton will deliver remarks at grassroots events in Colorado, the campaign said late last night. Mr Clinton yesterday addressed rallies in Florida and Ohio and slammed Mr Romney.
"I support Barack Obama because I think he has got a better jobs plan and a better jobs record, a better budget plan, a better education plan and a better healthcare plan than his opponent Governor Romney," he said in Ohio.
Vice President Joe Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama also continued with their election campaign even as Obama was now focused on Superstorm Sandy.
Mr Obama had said the election would take care of itself, but the priority was to make sure people affected by Sandy were saved and got food, water and shelter in case of emergency.
Meanwhile, the Romney Campaign announced that Mr Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan would hold storm relief efforts today. The announcement came after Mr Romney cancelled his election campaign meetings due to the superstorm.
Seeking re-election, the next one week is crucial for Mr Obama as voting for the presidential elections is scheduled for November 6. Mr Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to polls, are neck and neck in competition.
Mr Clinton would hold rallies at several places in Minnesota today, where he will discuss the choice in this election between moving forward with Mr Obama's vision to create an economy that's built to last or going back to the same failed top-down economic policies that crashed the US economy and punished the middle class, the Obama Campaign announced.
Following the events in Minnesota, former president Clinton will deliver remarks at grassroots events in Colorado, the campaign said late last night. Mr Clinton yesterday addressed rallies in Florida and Ohio and slammed Mr Romney.
"I support Barack Obama because I think he has got a better jobs plan and a better jobs record, a better budget plan, a better education plan and a better healthcare plan than his opponent Governor Romney," he said in Ohio.
Vice President Joe Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama also continued with their election campaign even as Obama was now focused on Superstorm Sandy.
Mr Obama had said the election would take care of itself, but the priority was to make sure people affected by Sandy were saved and got food, water and shelter in case of emergency.
Meanwhile, the Romney Campaign announced that Mr Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan would hold storm relief efforts today. The announcement came after Mr Romney cancelled his election campaign meetings due to the superstorm.
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