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Colorado Sen. Mark Udall, a Democrat, became tongue tied when asked earlier in the year if he wanted the president to campaign for him, telling CNN, “We’ll see what the president’s schedule is, we’ll see what my schedule is.”
“But Coloradoans are going to reelect me based on my record, not the president’s record, not what the president’s done, but what I’ve done and how I’ve stood up for Colorado,” he added.
Arkansas Democrat Mark Pryor similarly stumbled when asked recently if he backed Obama’s handling of the Ebola crisis. “I would say that it’s a – it’s hard to know because I haven’t heard the latest briefing on that, you know,” he told MSNBC.
In lieu of public campaign appearances, the president has kept up a frenetic fundraising schedule away from cameras.
Last week alone, he raised money on both coasts, rubbing elbows with Hollywood stars at Gwyneth Paltrow’s home and traveling to Greenwich, Conn., for a $32,000 a plate fundraiser at the home of a real-estate billionaire named Rich Richman.
Obama has attended 59 fundraisers this year to fill his party’s coffers.
While Obama has stayed silent, his top surrogates are another story. The first lady and vice president have been crisscrossing the country to campaign publicly for Democrats.
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Last week, the vice president missed a National Security Council meeting in Washington, a rare occurrence, to campaign for Sen. Jeff Merkley in Oregon and grab ice cream with the candidate.
The first lady, whose approval rating is far higher than her husband’s, has also been appearing with candidates and has taken things a step further, taping a campaign ad for Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn.
ABC News’ Devin Dwyer and Erin Dooley contributed to this report.
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