Obama lends hand to down-ballot Dems

By Kevin Freking and Josh Lederman
Wire Service Correspondents
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Entering the last two weeks of the campaign, President Barack Obama is putting more emphasis on helping Democrats in close Senate and House races with a strategy that ties their Republican opponents to Donald Trump – regardless of whether they support the GOP nominee.
With Hillary Clinton leading in the polls, Obama said Monday that Republicans are arguing they need to provide a check on her agenda in C