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Barack Obama warned anxious Democrats on Saturday that abortion rights, social security and even democracy itself is at risk should Republicans seize congressional majorities next week. "Sulking and moping is not an option, the former president said in Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, let's make sure our country doesn't get set back 50 years, Obama told hundreds of voters on a blustery day in Pittsburgh. "The only way to save democracy is if we, together, fight for it." He was the opening speaker in a clash of presidents past and present in the battleground state as each party's biggest stars worked to energise voters on the final weekend of campaigning before Election Day on Tuesday. Obama was accompanying Senate nominee John Fetterman, the lieutenant governor who represents his party's best chance to flip a Republican-held seat. Later Saturday, they were to appear in Philadelphia with President Joe Biden and Josh Shapiro, the nominee for governor. Democrats are deeply concerned about th