Dems Facing Midterm Elections Avoiding Obama Like Michael Moore Avoids the Salad Bar, White House Officials Say There’s a “Clear No-Fly Zone” For Dear Leader…
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(WaPo)- Facing a tough midterm election in which they could potentially lose their majorities in Congress, Democrats are privately debating where and how President Obama can help — or hurt.
The president is unlikely to campaign in Arkansas and hasn’t been to Illinois since last summer, even though both states have important Senate races.
Although many states won’t hold primaries until next month, Obama has appeared at only one campaign rally this year — for Martha Coakley, who lost a special Senate election in Massachusetts. He has held no big events in any number of states — including Pennsylvania, Louisiana and Ohio — with competitive races.
In the anti-establishment climate, some Democrats are saying that it’s smart for Obama to keep his distance from candidates in difficult races, allowing them to run against Washington and avoid the downward pull of his approval ratings. Others say he should heed the lessons of last year’s Democratic losses and begin campaigning early enough to make a difference with the Democratic base.
Even while that debate begins, there is a clear no-fly zone for Obama, said senior administration officials, who discussed internal White House strategy on the condition of anonymity. “There are some cases, like Blanche Lincoln, where it’s not helpful” for the president to travel, one senior administration official said, referring to the two-term senator from Arkansas who is facing challenges in the primary.
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Radioactive Man….
(WaPo)- Facing a tough midterm election in which they could potentially lose their majorities in Congress, Democrats are privately debating where and how President Obama can help — or hurt.
The president is unlikely to campaign in Arkansas and hasn’t been to Illinois since last summer, even though both states have important Senate races.
Although many states won’t hold primaries until next month, Obama has appeared at only one campaign rally this year — for Martha Coakley, who lost a special Senate election in Massachusetts. He has held no big events in any number of states — including Pennsylvania, Louisiana and Ohio — with competitive races.
In the anti-establishment climate, some Democrats are saying that it’s smart for Obama to keep his distance from candidates in difficult races, allowing them to run against Washington and avoid the downward pull of his approval ratings. Others say he should heed the lessons of last year’s Democratic losses and begin campaigning early enough to make a difference with the Democratic base.
Even while that debate begins, there is a clear no-fly zone for Obama, said senior administration officials, who discussed internal White House strategy on the condition of anonymity. “There are some cases, like Blanche Lincoln, where it’s not helpful” for the president to travel, one senior administration official said, referring to the two-term senator from Arkansas who is facing challenges in the primary.
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Radioactive Man….
(WaPo)- Facing a tough midterm election in which they could potentially lose their majorities in Congress, Democrats are privately debating where and how President Obama can help — or hurt.
The president is unlikely to campaign in Arkansas and hasn’t been to Illinois since last summer, even though both states have important Senate races.
Although many states won’t hold primaries until next month, Obama has appeared at only one campaign rally this year — for Martha Coakley, who lost a special Senate election in Massachusetts. He has held no big events in any number of states — including Pennsylvania, Louisiana and Ohio — with competitive races.
In the anti-establishment climate, some Democrats are saying that it’s smart for Obama to keep his distance from candidates in difficult races, allowing them to run against Washington and avoid the downward pull of his approval ratings. Others say he should heed the lessons of last year’s Democratic losses and begin campaigning early enough to make a difference with the Democratic base.
Even while that debate begins, there is a clear no-fly zone for Obama, said senior administration officials, who discussed internal White House strategy on the condition of anonymity. “There are some cases, like Blanche Lincoln, where it’s not helpful” for the president to travel, one senior administration official said, referring to the two-term senator from Arkansas who is facing challenges in the primary.
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