Obama's road schedule over the next 13-days

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Obama will be out on the road in eight of the next 13 days, according to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

Plus he’ll be stumping for Democrats during the final weekend of campaigning and will vote, via absentee ballot, in the Illinois Senate and gubernatorial races.

But Obama’s political team hasn’t filled in a big blank the final full week before the elections, reflecting a shifting electoral chessboard. Plus there's always the possibility that some candidates in battleground states may be not want a visit from Obama — or would prefer a surrogate.

The highlight of the upcoming schedule, according to Gibbs: The first joint campaign appearance with first lady Michelle Obama, this Sunday, on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus.

Gibbs said was a good way to get “a big crowd and have some energy” – and said he hoped the trip would energize young voters and Ohio’s large African-American community, critical in state where GOP enthusiasm is far outpacing that of Democrats.

The schedule:

Friday, Oct. 15: Obama and Vice President Joe Biden attend fundraiser for Senate candidate Chris Coons in Wilmington, Del.

Saturday, Oct. 16: Obama attends fundraiser for Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick in Boston.

Sunday, Oct. 17: Obama attends fundraiser in Cleveland, Ohio, for Democratic National Committee and Gov. Ted Strickland, and a rally with first lady Michelle Obama in Columbus, Ohio.

Wednesday, Oct. 20: Obama attends Portland. Ore. fundraiser and rally for gubernatorial candidate John Kitzhaber.

Thursday, Oct. 21: Obama attends public event with Sen. Patty Murray in Seattle, WA; DNC fundraiser in San Francisco.

Friday, Oct. 22: Obama attends a fundraiser for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.); a DNC “Moving America Forward” rally in L.A.; and joint fundraiser for Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, Oct. 23: Attends a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee event for Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton in Minneapolis.

Monday, Oct. 25: Attends DCCC fundraiser in Providence, R.I.



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[vaberella]

1. I knew it. I knew they were going to have him campaigning.

More and more I notice, and I think every Dem in office notices, that when the President backs you up and comes and speaks in your county people get excited and motivated. I think vicariously the indie's and most Dems are voting for their rep to vote again and again for the President. They like when they can talk to him and get down to the nitty gritty. This is a great plan and I'm excited about it. I think Obama can seriously turn it out. I hope he pushed for Meek b/c that would have been super sweet and I seriously think we'd see a major turn around.

Edited for spelling error.

[otohara]

2. No Colorado?

that's disappointing.

So many people today on David Sirota's show said they would be holding their nose (like me) and vote for Bennet.
Last night at a debate, Bennet finally came clean on his NON support of the Employee Free Choice Act.