President on the road to persuade voters economy is safe in his hands, ahead of elections expected to be tough on Democrats Barack Obama is launching a campaign to persuade American voters that the ailing US economy is safe in his hands, ahead of November’s mid-term elections in which the Democrats are expected to receive a drubbing. The president chose Milwaukee, a city in the manufacturing heartlands and home of the motorbike firm Harley-Davidson, to unveil a $50bn (£32bn) infrastructure package designed to boost jobs by investing in roads, railways and airport runways. White House officials presented the scheme as a jump-starting of the economy that would put construction workers, welders and electricians back to work.