Obama and Trump Make Competing Cases in Dueling Midterm Speeches

Mr. Obama and Mr. Trump each delivered speeches at rallies this weekend, and The New York Times reported that the two men offered "starkly contrasting pitches" that differed in both style and substance. The Times article is credited to Tim Balk.

The Times headline describes the addresses as dueling midterm speeches and says the newspaper examined how each man made his case. The summary available for this story does not list the specific arguments either speaker advanced, and it does not say where the rallies were held or who attended them.

The summary also does not identify which policy positions each speaker emphasized, and it does not describe the content of either message in detail. It states only that the two speeches differed in style and substance, which is the basis for the account given here.

No other source report was available for this story to confirm, extend, or qualify the Times description of the events. As a result, the account of how each man made his case is limited to the terms the Times used in its headline and summary.

All facts in this story come from the Times report, and readers seeking the full content of each speech will find it in that article.

Sources: The New York Times: How Obama and Trump Made their Cases in Dueling Midterm Speeches.