Earnest, cautious on the issue, says Obama will take part in other campaign rallies when he can be “helpful to candidates.”
For now, Obama encourages Democrats whenever he can to make sure they don’t fall victim to the party’s Achilles heel: low turnout.
“There’s a congenital problem that we have as Democrats, and that is, in non-presidential elections, in midterm elections — we don’t vote,” he told party faithful at the weekend in San Francisco.
“We’ve got to mobilize, we’ve got to organize. We’ve got to knock on doors. We’ve got to make phone calls.”
In Connecticut, the Republican camp says it’s not particularly concerned about the impact of Obama’s visit.
“Dan Malloy can bring whoever he wants to Connecticut — it won’t change anything,” said Foley’s spokesman Mark McNulty.
“This race is about one thing — Dan Malloy’s failed record as governor including the largest tax increase in state history and the most anemic recession recovery in the country with respect to jobs and economic growth.”
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