October 23, 2009
Posted: October 23rd, 2009 09:33 AM ET
From CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser
Obama is lending a helping hand to fellow Democrats.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack Obama spends part of Friday helping out two fellow Democrats who face tough re-election battles next year. The president is the main attraction at a fundraising reception and event in Boston for Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. Just 3 in 10 Massachusetts voters think Patrick deserves re-election in 2010, according to a WHDH-TV/Suffolk University poll conducted last month. The survey also suggests that 42 percent approved of how Patrick's handling his duties as governor, with 49 percent saying they disapprove of how he's doing his job. The poll also indicates that Obama remains very popular in the Bay State. Prior to the fundraiser, the White House says the president will tour a research laboratory at MIT, an institution that has been developing cutting edge clean energy technology, in Cambridge. The president is scheduled to make comments following the tour. Later Friday, Obama teams up with another Democrat facing a difficult re-election next year, Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut. The president and the senator are expected to tour a small business in Stamford before Obama headlines a fundraising dinner for Dodd.
A Quinnipiac University poll conducted last month indicated that Dodd's approval ratings have rebounded from the beginning of the year, but remain south of 50 percent, troubling for an incumbent running for re-election. The survey also suggests Dodd is neck and neck with his Republican challengers in hypothetical matchups. The poll also indicates that Obama remains popular in Connecticut. Filed under: President Obama
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