Barack Obama: “Peace and prosperity in Africa and around the world also depends on the attitudes of people.”

I'm going to go to Michigan to campaign for Abdul El-Sayed.

People need to “rediscover what’s the story we tell about how we’re going to live together, and see each other, and recognise each other, and disagree, and yet, still care for each other”.

This race is going to be close. It could determine which party controls the Senate and whether Ohioans can count on the people in Washington to be fighting for you.

And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.