Obama to Dems: Feel a ‘sense of urgency’

President Obama called on Michigan voters to head to the polls with “urgency,” in a rousing speech three days away from midterm elections.

Speaking to a crowd of 6,000 at Wayne State University, the president, who’s been sidelined from many Democrats, made his first and only appearance with a Senate candidate on Saturday. 

{mosads}Focusing on economic issues, such as raising the minimum wage, Obama rallied support for Democratic Rep. Gary Peters, expected to win the seat held by retiring Senator Carl Levin and former Democratic congressman Mark Schauer, who is in a tight race for governor.

“I want you to feel a sense of urgency these last three days,” Obama told the crowd as he touted Peters and Schauer.

Corporations and the wealthy don’t need a champion in Washington, he continued. “You do.”

In a populist pitch, he reminded voters of how his administration helped rescue the Detroit-based auto industry when he first took office in 2009.

“They said we shouldn’t walk away,” he recalled, looking to boost voter turnout in a last-minute push as Democrats risk losing Senate control.