U.S. President Barack Obama makes a rare campaign stop in the run up to the Midterm elections November 4th. In many ways, analysts say, it is a verdict on his administration. He underscores his accomplishments.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SAYING:
"Over the past four and a half years our businesses have created more than 10 million new jobs. For the first time in six years unemployment is below six percent. The housing market that was reeling is now rebounding. The auto industry that was wheezing is now roaring back. "
But it is a record even some Democrats are shying away from, like Alison Lundergan Grimes, who is trying to unseat Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell.
While voters will cast ballots for all 435 seats in the House, and 36 seats in the Senate, the focus on is less than a dozen Senate races that could determine who controls the Senate, says Darryl West of the Brookings Institution.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) DARRELL WEST, VICE
