Barack and Michelle Obama electrify Democrats but warn of tight race

The couple lauded Kamala Harris but urged their party members to "get to work" if they wanted to defeat Donald Trump.

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"Hope is making a comeback," Mrs Obama told the crowd at the DNC in Chicago, echoing her husband's campaign promise of "hope and change".

In their back-to-back speeches, the Democratic Party's most popular figures praised Ms Harris, while excoriating Trump - whose presidency was characterised by "bluster and chaos", in the words of Mr Obama.

But the couple also warned their party not to lose sight of what remains an extremely tight race amid the enthusiasm for Ms Harris's campaign. They stressed the election would be decided in a handful of key swing states.

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