Applauding the Patrick-Murray administration for creating more jobs, Obama said that if Patrick’s Republican opponent Charlie Baker is elected, he will implement Republican ideas that are “not just a threat to our Democrats,” but “a threat to our democracy,” including tax schemes that favor the wealthiest of Americans.

According to a Suffolk University/7 News survey released last week, 46 percent of likely voters in Massachusetts back Patrick, and 39 percent support Baker in the traditionally Democratic state.

Noting that Republican candidates were planning to cut education funding by 20 percent, Obama also lauded the Patrick-Murray administration for leading Massachusetts to rank first nationally in education achievement and health care.

In the state, 97.5 percent of citizens have health insurance.

“We believe the government should do for the people what they cannot do better for themselves,” Obama said.

For Patrick, it was important that he and Murray “finish the job that [they] started,” since there is work to be done in education, job creation, and health care—particularly for senior citizens and veterans.

Looking back to the 16 years that Republicans occupied the governorship, Patrick added that “four years ago, we worked hard to change the guard.”

“Now we need to work hard to guard the change,” he continued.

Although not all Democrats have agreed with Patrick’s policy changes over the past four years, the governor defended his record, saying that these “times demand more than making each other comfortable.”

Echoing this sentiment, Murray said “we’ve made tough choices, and we’ve made the right choices,” adding that Massachusetts is the only state in the country to have added jobs since the recession.

“I don’t want to re-litigate the past; I don’t want to relive it,” Obama said, adding that “all of us together will rebuild the middle class and restore the American dream.”

—Staff writer Rediet T. Abebe can be reached at rtesfaye@college.harvard.edu.