<p>"Fortunately," Obama also told the New York donors, "you guys are not in the battleground states, so you're not completely subjected to this stuff."</p>
<p>"This does also remind me of the season that we’re in. Jim Messina tells this story, my campaign manager. He was in some event, and this young couple who was there with their adorable four-year-old son, and I guess there was a picture of me somewhere, and so they were very excited.</p>