The Latest: Romney Wants Election Rhetoric Toned Down

WASHINGTON: The Latest on the 2020 presidential race (all times local):

11:25 a.m.

Joe Biden says former President Barack Obama will be out on the trail and is doing well.

The Democratic nominee did not offer more details but told reporters Tuesday ahead of a campaign trip to Florida that he thinks Obama is doing enough for the campaign.

Biden mentioned his service as Obamas vice president often during the Democratic primaries but has not emphasized those ties as frequently as he makes his closing arguments against President Donald Trump.

Obama delivered a blistering critique of Trump during the Democratic National Convention in August, and hes headlined large grassroots fundraisers for Biden and Democrats this year.

But the 44th president has not otherwise been a frequent campaign presence during the coronavirus pandemic, which has curtailed in-person campaigning for Democrats’ surrogates.

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11:15 a.m.

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney is calling on leaders of all stripes to tone it down, warning that the high-pitched, election-season rhetoric and attacks will lead to dangerous action from their followers.

The Utah senator calls out both President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a statement declaring that politics has moved away from spirited debate to a vile, vituperative, hate-filled morass that is unbecoming of any free nation. Romney cites Trumps comments calling Sen. Kamala Harris, Democrat Joe Bidens running mate, a monster and Pelosi crazy, among other things.

He charges that Democrats, too, launch blistering attacks, though he offers fewer examples: Only the moment Pelosi ripped up Trumps State of the Union Speech and a recent video by Keith Olbermann, a progressive political and sports commentator, calling Trump a terrorist. And Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, gives a pass to Biden, who he says refuses to stoop as low as others.

Romney has said previously he wont be voting for Trump this fall, but has not said if he supports Biden for president. The moderate Republican has been a frequent critic of Trump and breaks with his party at times on key votes.

Romney goes on to warn that the rabid attacks kindle the conspiracy mongers and the haters who take the small and predictable step from intemperate word to dangerous action, adding that its time to lower the heat.

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