Posted on 10/23/2013 1:23:37 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
President Obama is expected to attend at least eight fundraising events around the country over the next five weeks for House and Senate Democrats, sources say.
The aggressive cross-country trip comes after a government shutdown battered Republican approval ratings and raised Democratic hopes of keeping control of the Senate and winning back the House for Obama’s final two years in office.
Obama enjoyed having his party wield power during his first two years in office, and seeing Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) return to the House speakership would dramatically increase his power while limiting his days as a lame-duck president.
The fundraising push starts Friday in New York with events for House Democrats and the Democratic National Committee. He'll then head to Boston for another House Democratic fundraiser on Oct. 30, before travelling early next month to Miami and Philadelphia to raise money at two events for Senate Democrats.
Obama will then head to Seattle and San Francisco to raise more money for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the campaign arm of House Democrats.
In late November, Obama will do a joint event for the DCCC and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in Los Angeles.
Obama is also expected to travel next month to Dallas, where he postponed an event because of the government shutdown earlier this month, for another fundraiser.
First lady Michelle Obama, sources say, will also lend her support at upcoming committee events, including an upcoming Democratic National Committee event in Washington.
Senior administration officials insist Obama won't just be a campaigner-in-chief in the coming months.
“There’s this conspiracy theory out there that we’ve given up on legislating and want to take the House,” one senior administration official said. “The fact is that there is going to be aggressive engagement on whole host of issues.”
House passage of immigration reform would add to Obama’s legacy, giving his an accomplishment that would turn around what has been a lackluster second term so far.
“Given the choice, if we could only have one, he’d rather have immigration reform,” the official said of winning back the House. Many observers, however, are pessimistic immigration reform will move ahead before the 2014 elections, something even Obama allies acknowledge.
“I don’t think it’s looking good legislatively,” one Democratic strategist close to the White House.
Congressional Republicans in the House have fought tooth and nail with the president since they took over the lower chamber in 2011, and the recent shutdown fight did nothing to alleviate the bitterness on both sides.
“He’s trapped. I think this recent crisis taught us that,” the Democratic strategist said.
A second administration source said the smart strategy for Obama would be to focus now on the 2014 elections.
“We need the House back and the Senate’s got a lot at stake, too, and we’d still have time to get some stuff done,” the official said.
At the same time, the official said that by holding strong in the upcoming budget battles and pressing Republicans to move on immigration, the White House could keep House control in play and perhaps move its agenda forward too.
“Republicans will see it's a short-sighted political strategy [to oppose immigration reform] given the change in demographics in the country,” the official said.
Obama’s vigorous campaign schedule, which will keep him on the road for much of the month, suggests a real focus on 2014.
On November 6th, he’ll attend the fundraising event in Dallas before traveling to Miami for another event two days later. On November 14th, he’ll head to Philadelphia, before he travels to the west coast at the end of the month for the string of events.
More travel is planned for next year, though Democratic campaign committee officials are just beginning to have conversations with the White House about the schedule — and specific requests for where Obama will go, sources say.
“So far so good,” one Democratic official said when asked how the White House has handled requests.
Earlier this year, Obama made his intentions of helping candidates for both chambers known: He committed to holding 10 fundraisers outside the Beltway—five each for House and Senate Democrats.
He also planned to host one fundraiser for each respective committee and stop by two joint events for the two organizations in Washington.
Obama, who has fared much better than Congress in recent polls, is still popular with many candidates in both chambers, Democratic officials say, despite a lackluster second term. A senior Democratic official said he is “still a draw at events.”
“We continue to lean on the president for fundraising support,” the official said. “I mean, he’s the president.”
Maybe someone should tell him that his precious Obamacare website is shut down!
All he knows how to do is campaign. There are some real problems that need addressed.
President (”I’m not responsible”) Outsider strikes again ...
......”Senior administration officials insist Obama won’t just be a campaigner-in-chief in the coming months.
“There’s this conspiracy theory out there that we’ve given up on legislating and want to take the House,” one senior administration official said. “The fact is that there is going to be aggressive engagement on whole host of issues.” .....
I hope he does more. As his approval ratings collapse before the mid-terms, contituents are going to remember their dear reps standing with O-Toolbag
Why do they need more money? Did they already spend the yearly allocation from the “2009” Stimulus package? Did they already spend all the laundered money from CGI?
His Lame-Duck status is starting a bit early..........
He’s probably chewing nails, so Valerie decided to push him out of town and let him do his usual snotty rant and dance about E-V-I-L Tea Party Conservatives - and then he’ll pass the hat and move to the next town and another low-information voter (small liberal arts colleges due nicely) crowd. It’s where he feels the most comfortable.
You’re probably correct....I hope this carries over into 2014 elections....BIGTIME!
The economic slide into depression certainly will.
He has a free jet and he is treated like a King on board. It keeps him away from the Wookie.
No wonder he fund raises, but what happens to those funds, How much goes into his pocket.
How can it be legal for him to fly around for free in my airplane and campaign against me.
$ick ba$tard$ .. Nuff said
#SPIKETHEFOOTBALL
I guess that’s only a bad thing to do when you win a war overseas someplace.
Is 0bama going to TX to campaign for Cornyn?
So the Republicans shut down the gov’t to stop the unfolding Obamacare disaster, which just a few days after Obama spiked the football is demonstrated to be the biggest IT SNAFU in the history of mankind — so now voters will want to elect Democrats in 2014 so that they can similarly SNAFU the other 80% of the economy? It boggles the mind.
He has rats and the msm fleeing his sinking ship and the ONLY thing that he can offer them right now to keep them inline is more of what they crave... other people’s money.
“The aggressive cross-country trip comes after a government shutdown battered Republican approval ratings and raised Democratic hopes of keeping control of the Senate and winning back the House for Obama’s final two years in office.”
Any leftist who believes that is inhaling peyote buttons thru their butt. Buckwheat will be facing a majority Tea Party house and a majority RINO senate. Buckwheat will be irrelevant and ineffectual. The real battle will be between the Patriot house and the RINO senate. That battle will settle what faction will control the Republican party.
Similar article on Breitbart:
Obama Schedule Heavy with Fundraising Trips
Barack Obama, doing what he does best, is back campaigning and fundraising hard for the next five weeks. Obama’s plans include eight fundraisers for Democrats in the House and Senate. The events include:
1.New York: Fundraising for House Democrats and the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
2.Boston: a House Democratic fundraiser on Oct. 30
3.November 6, Dallas: No: another fundraiser
4.November 8, Miami: an event for Senate Democrats.
5.November 14, Philadelphia: another event for Senate Democrats
6.Seattle: fundraising for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)
7.San Francisco: more fundraising for House Democrats.
8.Los Angeles: Late November, a joint event for the DCCC and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
More here: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/10/23/Obama-Schedule-Heavy-with-Fundraising-Trips
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