Over 129,000 voters in Georgia have registered since President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 election. This could be promising news for the Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.

Over 129,000 voters in Georgia have registered since President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal from the 2024 election. This could be promising news for the Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Why is Georgia a crucial battleground for the 2024 election? Georgia has the potential to play an important role in determining the outcome of the 2024 race. Since Harris officially entered the race on July 21, after Biden stepped down, polls have shown Georgia becoming increasingly competitive. How many voters registered between July and September? Between July 21 and September 8, voter registration surged in Georgia, with a Newsweek report indicating that over 120,000 new voters were added. Of these, around 51,000 registered as Democrats, while 13,000 signed up as Republicans, and around 64,000 identified as unaffiliated voters. One key factor in this surge is the increase in registrations among younger people and people of colour, which could give Harris an advantage in the state. In 2020, Biden narrowly won Georgia, and the current voter dynamics could help Harris replicate or even improve on that result. What is the demographic breakdown of new Georgia voters? As per the Newsweek report, approximately 56 per cent of these new voters are aged 34 or under, with 20 per cent of them being 18-year-olds. Additionally, over half of the new registrants (about 53 per cent) are from minority ethnic backgrounds. Harris has long been supported by Black voters, and as the first Black and South Asian vice president, she has huge support from this demographic. Also, polls indicate she is doing better with Latino voters than Trump. Young voters seem to be a particular strength for Harris. A recent survey by the Harvard Institute of Politics found that she leads Trump by a 31-point margin among likely voters under 30. Also read: Trump won in 2016 despite losing popular vote: Here's how US elections work This comes after a Democratic National Committee (DNC) initiative to boost voter registration at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-serving institutions. This campaign, which is active in Georgia and five other swing states, is seen as an important part of Harris’s strategy. DNC chair Jaime Harrison said in a recent statement that young voters are "critical to the coalition that Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz are building ahead of November's election." "The DNC is taking every opportunity to reach students where they are and make sure they have all of the tools they need to vote this November on the issues that matter most to them." (With inputs from agencies)

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Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic Party&#39;s 2016 nomination for the White House yesterday, becoming the first woman to head the ticket of a major party in US history. 
 
In a symbolic show of party unity, Clinton&#39;s former rival, US senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, told the chairwoman from the convention floor that Clinton should be selected as the party&#39;s nominee during a state-by-state roll call at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia. 
 
Earlier, delegates from South Dakota had given Clinton 15 votes, ensuring that she had more than the 2,383 votes needed to win the nomination. She emerged with a total of 2,842 votes to Sanders&#39; 1,865 votes. 
 
After a tough battle with Sanders, Clinton is now the party&#39;s standard-bearer against Republican nominee Donald Trump in the November 8 election. 
 
Delegates chanted &quot;Hillary, Hillary&quot; as US senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland formally put forward Clinton&#39;s name for the alphabetical roll-call vote. 
 
&quot;Yes, we do break barriers, I broke a barrier when I became the first Democratic woman elected to the Senate in her own right,&quot; Mikulski said. &quot;So it is with a full heart that I&#39;m here today to nominate Hillary Clinton to be the first woman president,&quot; Mikulski said. 
 
Sanders has endorsed Clinton, a former first lady and US senator, but some of his supporters protested in Philadelphia against the party leadership&#39;s apparent backing of her during the bitter Democratic primary fight. 
 
Supporters of Clinton say her Washington credentials show she has the experience needed for the White House during troubled times as the United States tries to speed up its economic recovery and faces security challenges abroad. 
 
Detractors view her as too cosy with the establishment and say she carries political baggage dating back to the start of her husband president Bill Clinton&#39;s first White House term in the 1990s. 
 
Clinton had been leading Trump in national opinion polls in recent weeks but the New York businessman got a boost from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland where he was formally nominated last week. 
 
Trump had a 2-point lead over Clinton in a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on yesterday, the first time he has been ahead since early May. 
 
Clinton, who promises to tackle income inequality and rein in Wall Street if she becomes president, is eager to portray former reality TV star Trump as too unstable to sit in the Oval Office. 
 
In the recent past, Clinton has faced much criticism over the email scandal as well as the documents leaked by WikiLeaks over which Democratic National Committee chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz had to resign. 
 
(Reuters)

She secures Democratic Party's 2016 ticket for presidential run to become first female nominee of a major party

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton secured the Democratic Party's 2016 nomination for the White House yesterday, becoming the first woman to head the ticket of a major party in US history. In a symbolic show of party unity, Clinton's former rival, US senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, told the chairwoman from the convention floor that Clinton should be selected as the party's nominee during a state-by-state roll call at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia. Earlier, delegates from South Dakota had given Clinton 15 votes, ensuring that she had more than the 2,383 votes needed to win the nomination. She emerged with a total of 2,842 votes to Sanders' 1,865 votes. After a tough battle with Sanders, Clinton is now the party's standard-bearer against Republican nominee Donald Trump in the November 8 election. Delegates chanted "Hillary, Hillary" as US senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland formally put forward Clinton's name for the alphabetical roll-call vote. "Yes, we do break barriers, I broke a barrier when I became the first Democratic woman elected to the Senate in her own right," Mikulski said. "So it is with a full heart that I'm here today to nominate Hillary Clinton to be the first woman president," Mikulski said. Sanders has endorsed Clinton, a former first lady and US senator, but some of his supporters protested in Philadelphia against the party leadership's apparent backing of her during the bitter Democratic primary fight. Supporters of Clinton say her Washington credentials show she has the experience needed for the White House during troubled times as the United States tries to speed up its economic recovery and faces security challenges abroad. Detractors view her as too cosy with the establishment and say she carries political baggage dating back to the start of her husband president Bill Clinton's first White House term in the 1990s. Clinton had been leading Trump in national opinion polls in recent weeks but the New York businessman got a boost from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland where he was formally nominated last week. Trump had a 2-point lead over Clinton in a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on yesterday, the first time he has been ahead since early May. Clinton, who promises to tackle income inequality and rein in Wall Street if she becomes president, is eager to portray former reality TV star Trump as too unstable to sit in the Oval Office. In the recent past, Clinton has faced much criticism over the email scandal as well as the documents leaked by WikiLeaks over which Democratic National Committee chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz had to resign. (Reuters)

Hillary Clinton trumps WikiLeaks and email scandal to make history

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump will face off for the first time on Monday in a presidential debate that could rank as one of the most watched, highly anticipated political showdowns in US&nbsp;history.

The tight race for the White House and the unpredictable clash in styles between well-known but polarizing opponents has generated wide interest in the potentially pivotal debate, which comes six weeks before the Nov. 8 election after a campaign that has stretched over more than a year.

The gap between the two candidates in recent national opinion polls has narrowed in the past week, with the latest Reuters/Ipsos polling showing Clinton ahead by 4 percentage points, with 41 per cent of likely voters.

Clinton recently pulled ahead of Trump in the crucial battleground state of Florida, according to the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project released on Monday. If the election were held today, Clinton would defeat Trump, with an 88 per cent of reaching the 270 electoral college votes needed, according to the project, which is based on a weekly online tracking poll of more than 15,000 Americans.

The debate will be the first time Clinton and Trump go toe-to-toe and the size of the television-viewing audience is expected to challenge the record of 80 million Americans who watched 1980&#39;s encounter between Democratic President Jimmy Carter and Republican Ronald Reagan. Some commentators forecast Super Bowl-sized viewership of about 100 million.

Unlike the single-party debates held during the nominating process, the audience will be asked to remain silent and not applaud or respond to the candidates&#39; answers. The debate will be divided into six 15-minute segments.

Clinton won a coin toss and chose to take the first question. She will have two minutes to answer, after which Trump will be given equal time. Trump will then be given the first question at the beginning of the next segment.

The 90-minute debate will begin at 9 pm&nbsp;(0100 GMT on Tuesday) at Hofstra University on New York state&#39;s Long Island. It is the first of three planned presidential debates.

Market jitters

The White House race has so far had little discernible effect on the stock market but it showed jitters on Monday ahead of the debate. A measure of trading volatility, known as Wall Street&#39;s &quot;fear gauge,&quot; was up 14 per cent in early afternoon trading, its biggest rise in nearly two weeks.

&quot;Investors are acting extremely nervous with regards to the debate ... and it highlights the fact that the markets are not focusing on the health of the economy, interest rates and geopolitical events,&quot; said Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Boston Private Wealth.

Both Trump and Clinton, who polls show are the least liked White House candidates in modern history, hope to use the debate to erase lingering voter doubts and address campaign-trail weaknesses.

The volatile Trump, a New York businessman and former reality television star, will get a chance to show a depth and steadiness worthy of a commander in chief, while the cautious Clinton will be able to try to connect directly with voters who do not trust her, strategists said.

But Trump, a political newcomer who has often shown more affinity for put-downs than policy, could benefit from lower expectations from voters.

&quot;There is no question it&#39;s a lower bar for Trump,&quot; said Dan Schnur, a former Republican strategist and now a political scientist at the University of Southern California. &quot;He doesn&#39;t have to be brilliant, he just can&#39;t be too bombastic.&quot;

The stakes are enormous. Clinton once had a sizable lead but that has evaporated amid more questions about her family foundation and use of a private email server while secretary of state under President Barack Obama.

A second Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday showed half of America&#39;s likely voters would rely on the debates to help them make their choice. More than half, 61 percent, were hoping for a civil debate and were not interested in the bitterness shown on the campaign trail.

Grudge match

Clinton, 68, and Trump, 70, have regularly exchanged sharp insults, raising the prospect of a fiery grudge match. Trump frequently refers to Clinton as &quot;Crooked Hillary&quot; and has called for her jailing for the email controversy. Clinton condemns Trump as temperamentally unfit for the White House.

Trump dominated the crowded Republican debates with rapid-fire attacks on his rivals but has no experience in a one-on-one debate setting that requires more prolonged discussion of issues.

Clinton has participated in many one-on-one debates on the national stage with Obama during her unsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign and with US&nbsp;Senator Bernie Sanders in their Democratic nominating race earlier this year.

Clinton&#39;s camp has done its best to raise the bar for Trump, and in television interviews on Monday both campaigns tried to frame expectations.

&quot;What we don&#39;t want to have is some sort of double standard where Donald Trump can get the most improved award but Hillary Clinton ... is getting judged on the fine points of policy,&quot; Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook told NBC News, calling Trump &quot;an entertainer.&quot;

Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, separately on NBC, said Clinton&#39;s vast experience was unlikely to translate onto the debate stage, where Trump held an advantage.

&quot;He&#39;s not going to be robotic and scripted,&quot; she said.

The role of moderator Lester Holt of NBC News also has come under scrutiny ahead of the debate with the Clinton campaign and her Democratic supporters urging him to correct Trump if he makes false claims.

Trump also has tried to influence Holt and the moderators of the other showdowns with Clinton, saying the candidates should be the ones to correct the record.

But in a year when outsiders like Trump and Sanders have made a mark, Trump&#39;s best argument could be that he is a better agent of change than Clinton, said Scott Reed, a veteran Republican operative who is now chief strategist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

&quot;He&#39;s got to draw the contrast between Trump as the candidate of change and Clinton as the candidate of more of the same,&quot; Reed said.

Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein were not invited to participate in the debate because neither had obtained at least 15 percent support in national polls, the threshold was established to qualify. 
 
(Reuters)

Clinton will have two minutes to answer the first question in the first of six 15-minute segments. Trump will have equal time after

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump will face off for the first time on Monday in a presidential debate that could rank as one of the most watched, highly anticipated political showdowns in US history. The tight race for the White House and the unpredictable clash in styles between well-known but polarizing opponents has generated wide interest in the potentially pivotal debate, which comes six weeks before the Nov. 8 election after a campaign that has stretched over more than a year. The gap between the two candidates in recent national opinion polls has narrowed in the past week, with the latest Reuters/Ipsos polling showing Clinton ahead by 4 percentage points, with 41 per cent of likely voters. Clinton recently pulled ahead of Trump in the crucial battleground state of Florida, according to the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project released on Monday. If the election were held today, Clinton would defeat Trump, with an 88 per cent of reaching the 270 electoral college votes needed, according to the project, which is based on a weekly online tracking poll of more than 15,000 Americans. The debate will be the first time Clinton and Trump go toe-to-toe and the size of the television-viewing audience is expected to challenge the record of 80 million Americans who watched 1980's encounter between Democratic President Jimmy Carter and Republican Ronald Reagan. Some commentators forecast Super Bowl-sized viewership of about 100 million. Unlike the single-party debates held during the nominating process, the audience will be asked to remain silent and not applaud or respond to the candidates' answers. The debate will be divided into six 15-minute segments. Clinton won a coin toss and chose to take the first question. She will have two minutes to answer, after which Trump will be given equal time. Trump will then be given the first question at the beginning of the next segment. The 90-minute debate will begin at 9 pm (0100 GMT on Tuesday) at Hofstra University on New York state's Long Island. It is the first of three planned presidential debates. Market jitters The White House race has so far had little discernible effect on the stock market but it showed jitters on Monday ahead of the debate. A measure of trading volatility, known as Wall Street's "fear gauge," was up 14 per cent in early afternoon trading, its biggest rise in nearly two weeks. "Investors are acting extremely nervous with regards to the debate ... and it highlights the fact that the markets are not focusing on the health of the economy, interest rates and geopolitical events," said Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Boston Private Wealth. Both Trump and Clinton, who polls show are the least liked White House candidates in modern history, hope to use the debate to erase lingering voter doubts and address campaign-trail weaknesses. The volatile Trump, a New York businessman and former reality television star, will get a chance to show a depth and steadiness worthy of a commander in chief, while the cautious Clinton will be able to try to connect directly with voters who do not trust her, strategists said. But Trump, a political newcomer who has often shown more affinity for put-downs than policy, could benefit from lower expectations from voters. "There is no question it's a lower bar for Trump," said Dan Schnur, a former Republican strategist and now a political scientist at the University of Southern California. "He doesn't have to be brilliant, he just can't be too bombastic." The stakes are enormous. Clinton once had a sizable lead but that has evaporated amid more questions about her family foundation and use of a private email server while secretary of state under President Barack Obama. A second Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday showed half of America's likely voters would rely on the debates to help them make their choice. More than half, 61 percent, were hoping for a civil debate and were not interested in the bitterness shown on the campaign trail. Grudge match Clinton, 68, and Trump, 70, have regularly exchanged sharp insults, raising the prospect of a fiery grudge match. Trump frequently refers to Clinton as "Crooked Hillary" and has called for her jailing for the email controversy. Clinton condemns Trump as temperamentally unfit for the White House. Trump dominated the crowded Republican debates with rapid-fire attacks on his rivals but has no experience in a one-on-one debate setting that requires more prolonged discussion of issues. Clinton has participated in many one-on-one debates on the national stage with Obama during her unsuccessful 2008 presidential campaign and with US Senator Bernie Sanders in their Democratic nominating race earlier this year. Clinton's camp has done its best to raise the bar for Trump, and in television interviews on Monday both campaigns tried to frame expectations. "What we don't want to have is some sort of double standard where Donald Trump can get the most improved award but Hillary Clinton ... is getting judged on the fine points of policy," Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook told NBC News, calling Trump "an entertainer." Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, separately on NBC, said Clinton's vast experience was unlikely to translate onto the debate stage, where Trump held an advantage. "He's not going to be robotic and scripted," she said. The role of moderator Lester Holt of NBC News also has come under scrutiny ahead of the debate with the Clinton campaign and her Democratic supporters urging him to correct Trump if he makes false claims. Trump also has tried to influence Holt and the moderators of the other showdowns with Clinton, saying the candidates should be the ones to correct the record. But in a year when outsiders like Trump and Sanders have made a mark, Trump's best argument could be that he is a better agent of change than Clinton, said Scott Reed, a veteran Republican operative who is now chief strategist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. "He's got to draw the contrast between Trump as the candidate of change and Clinton as the candidate of more of the same," Reed said. Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein were not invited to participate in the debate because neither had obtained at least 15 percent support in national polls, the threshold was established to qualify. (Reuters)

Clinton and Trump to face off in highly anticipated debate

Republican preidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he may hit Clinton harder&nbsp;after the Democratic nominee accused him of being racist, sexist and a tax dodger in the first of three US presidetial debates held on Monday.

&quot;I may hit her harder in certain ways,&quot; Trump said in a telephone interview with Fox &amp; Friends. &quot;I eased up because I didn&#39;t want to hurt anybody&#39;s feelings.&quot;

Clinton brushed off Trump&#39;s vow, saying, &quot;He can run his campaign however he chooses,&quot; Reuters reported.

Speaking to Fox news, Trump said that when Clinton criticised him for his treatment of women, &#39;&#39;I was going to to hit her with her husband&#39;s women.&#39;&#39; He added that he resisted brining the topic of Clinton&#39;s husband and former president Bill Clinton&#39;s marital infideltiy because &#39;her daughter was in the room&#39;.

&quot;When she hit me at the end with women, I was going to to hit her with her husband&#39;s women. And I decided I shouldn&#39;t do it because her daughter was in the room. I didn&#39;t feel comfortable doing it.&quot;

Trump reportedly had an affair with Marla Maples while he was married to his first wife, Ivana Trump. He married and eventually divorced Maples and married his current wife, Malania Trump.

The real estate Mogul defended his performance on the debate by saying that the debate moderator, Lester Holt of NBC News, asked him some &#39;hostile questions&#39;. He suggested that while he was asked tough questions, Clinton was let off easy.

&quot;He (Holt) didnt ask her (Clinton) about the emails at all, he didnt ask her about her about her scandals. He didnt ask her about the Benghazi deal that she destroyed,&quot; Trump said.

He further complained that&nbsp;had a problem with the microphone.&nbsp;&#39;&#39;I wonder if it was set up that way,&#39;&#39; Trump said. However, he added that he thought the debate went really well,&nbsp;&#39;&#39;A lot of people thought I won.&quot;

Clinton, speaking to reporters on her campaign plane, said, &quot;Anyone who complains about the microphone is not having a good night.&quot;

A CNN/ORC snap poll said 62 per cent of respondents felt Clinton won and 27 per cent believed Trump was the winner, Reuters reported.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off in the first US Presidential debate early Tuesday&nbsp;morning India time.

The debate was 90 minutes long, moderated by the anchor of&nbsp;NBC&nbsp;Nightly News&nbsp;Lester Holt, and divided into three sections --&nbsp;achieving prosperity, America&#39;s direction, and securing America.

The television audience for debate looks set to approach 80-million viewer record for such events set in 1980, early Nielsen viewership data cited by US&nbsp;media suggested, Reuters reported.

The next two debates are scheduled on Oct 9 in St.Louis and Oct. 19 in Las Vegas.

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(WION with inputs from Reuters)

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He complained that Clinton was let off easy, 'He (the moderator) didn't ask her about lots of things that she should've been asked about'

Republican preidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he may hit Clinton harder after the Democratic nominee accused him of being racist, sexist and a tax dodger in the first of three US presidetial debates held on Monday. "I may hit her harder in certain ways," Trump said in a telephone interview with Fox & Friends. "I eased up because I didn't want to hurt anybody's feelings." Clinton brushed off Trump's vow, saying, "He can run his campaign however he chooses," Reuters reported. Speaking to Fox news, Trump said that when Clinton criticised him for his treatment of women, ''I was going to to hit her with her husband's women.'' He added that he resisted brining the topic of Clinton's husband and former president Bill Clinton's marital infideltiy because 'her daughter was in the room'. "When she hit me at the end with women, I was going to to hit her with her husband's women. And I decided I shouldn't do it because her daughter was in the room. I didn't feel comfortable doing it." Trump reportedly had an affair with Marla Maples while he was married to his first wife, Ivana Trump. He married and eventually divorced Maples and married his current wife, Malania Trump. The real estate Mogul defended his performance on the debate by saying that the debate moderator, Lester Holt of NBC News, asked him some 'hostile questions'. He suggested that while he was asked tough questions, Clinton was let off easy. "He (Holt) didnt ask her (Clinton) about the emails at all, he didnt ask her about her about her scandals. He didnt ask her about the Benghazi deal that she destroyed," Trump said. He further complained that had a problem with the microphone. ''I wonder if it was set up that way,'' Trump said. However, he added that he thought the debate went really well, ''A lot of people thought I won." Clinton, speaking to reporters on her campaign plane, said, "Anyone who complains about the microphone is not having a good night." A CNN/ORC snap poll said 62 per cent of respondents felt Clinton won and 27 per cent believed Trump was the winner, Reuters reported. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off in the first US Presidential debate early Tuesday morning India time. The debate was 90 minutes long, moderated by the anchor of NBC Nightly News Lester Holt, and divided into three sections -- achieving prosperity, America's direction, and securing America. The television audience for debate looks set to approach 80-million viewer record for such events set in 1980, early Nielsen viewership data cited by US media suggested, Reuters reported. The next two debates are scheduled on Oct 9 in St.Louis and Oct. 19 in Las Vegas. (WION with inputs from Reuters)

Trump 'may hit Clinton harder' in next US presidential debate

US President Barack Obama will hit the campaign trail for the first time with presumptive Democratic White House nominee Hillary Clinton next Tuesday in North Carolina, her staff announced. 
 
&quot;In Charlotte, President Obama and Hillary Clinton will discuss building on the progress we&#39;ve made and their vision for an America that is stronger together,&quot; Clinton&#39;s campaign said in a statement. 
 
Their debut joint campaign appearance for the 2016 election had been scheduled for June 15 in the state of Wisconsin, but was postponed due to the massacre in Orlando, Florida - the worst mass shooting in US history. 
 
Obama came out and endorsed Clinton on June 9 after months of assiduously avoiding tipping the scales of the Democratic presidential primaries. 
 
&quot;I don&#39;t think there&#39;s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office,&quot; Obama said in a video message that day as he offered his full-throated endorsement of the former secretary of state, senator and first lady. 
 
&quot;I&#39;m with her, I am fired up, and I cannot wait to get out there and campaign for Hillary,&quot; added Obama, who won a brutal, months-long Democratic primary battle against Clinton in 2008. 
 
Their joint appearance comes with US Senator Bernie Sanders refusing to bow out of the race for the Democratic nomination, despite rival Clinton amassing the necessary number of delegates to clinch it outright at next month&#39;s party convention. 
 
Clinton, aiming to make history as the nation&#39;s first female commander in chief, is expected to square off against Republican billionaire businessman Donald Trump in November&#39;s general election. 
 
(AFP)

The two were scheduled to hit the campaign trail together June 15, but delayed because of the Orlando massacre

US President Barack Obama will hit the campaign trail for the first time with presumptive Democratic White House nominee Hillary Clinton next Tuesday in North Carolina, her staff announced. "In Charlotte, President Obama and Hillary Clinton will discuss building on the progress we've made and their vision for an America that is stronger together," Clinton's campaign said in a statement. Their debut joint campaign appearance for the 2016 election had been scheduled for June 15 in the state of Wisconsin, but was postponed due to the massacre in Orlando, Florida - the worst mass shooting in US history. Obama came out and endorsed Clinton on June 9 after months of assiduously avoiding tipping the scales of the Democratic presidential primaries. "I don't think there's ever been someone so qualified to hold this office," Obama said in a video message that day as he offered his full-throated endorsement of the former secretary of state, senator and first lady. "I'm with her, I am fired up, and I cannot wait to get out there and campaign for Hillary," added Obama, who won a brutal, months-long Democratic primary battle against Clinton in 2008. Their joint appearance comes with US Senator Bernie Sanders refusing to bow out of the race for the Democratic nomination, despite rival Clinton amassing the necessary number of delegates to clinch it outright at next month's party convention. Clinton, aiming to make history as the nation's first female commander in chief, is expected to square off against Republican billionaire businessman Donald Trump in November's general election. (AFP)

Obama, Clinton to make first joint campaign stop next week: official