Obamas call on Americans to back ‘new chapter’ with Harris

Former US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have given impassioned endorsements of Kamala Harris on the second night of the Democratic National Convention.

They urged voters to back a “new chapter’ with her in back-to-back speeches that electrified the audience in a packed arena in Chicago Both called on Democrats to get out and vote and said November’s election was going to be very close.

Polls suggest Harris has a slight lead on Donald Trump nationally, but the US election will be decided in a handful of key swing states.