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COLUMBUS, Oct 14, (APP/AFP) – Barack Obama sought to lash Republicans tight to their sinking White House nominee Donald Trump, as the outgoing US president visited the key swing state of Ohio Thursday. With an eye on winning back control of Congress, Obama blamed Republicans writ large for backing a candidate who “proves himself unfit and unqualified” for the presidency “every time he talks.” Obama said that Trump came from a “swamp of crazy” that Republicans had cultivated over decades. “They’ve been riding this tiger for a long time,” he said. “They’ve been feeding their base all kinds of crazy for years.” Taking aim at the scandal over Trump’s bragging about groping women, Obama said that Republicans who have not disowned him should not be let off the hook.