President Barack Obama on Wednesday will headline his first fundraiser for a Senate Democrat in danger of losing this fall â but the candidate, Colorado Sen. Mark Udall, won't be by his side. In a last minute switch, Udall's campaign says the senator plans to stay in Washington to vote on Obama's nominee to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The decision is likely to spark new questions about the political risks for vulnerable Democrats in being linked with an increasingly unpopular president. "Mark is grateful for the president's support, and had hoped to welcome him to Colorado in person, but his responsibilities to serve Colorado in the Senate come first," spokesman Chris Harris said. Udall had already been planning to limit his appearances with the president. The fundraiser is off limits to news cameras. And Udall's campaign announced earlier in the week that the senator would not attend the president's economic speech in Denver Wednesday morning, ensuring that there would be no photos of the two men together. Republicans chortled at the news that Udall would miss the second event. Alex Siciliano, a spokesman for Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., who is opposing Udall, said that now that the senator "has been called out on being a rubber stamp for President Obama's agenda he has decided to hide in Washington, D.C. instead of face voters back in his home state. Senator Udall's bizarre behavior these last few days will no doubt leave many Coloradans questioning his integrity, and rightly so." Udall is one of several Democratic senators at risk of losing their seat this fall, putting Senate control within GOP reach for the first time during Obama's presidency. Losing control of the Senate would be devastating to Obama's chances of passing any major legislation in his final two years in office, though his prospects may be little better if Democrats hang on to the Senate and Republicans maintain their majority in the House. While Obama has called keeping the Senate one of his top priorities, he is limited in how much direct involvement he can have in helping the most at-risk members of his party. Like Udall, most are from swing states or conservative-leaning states like Louisiana, Arkansas and North Carolina, where close ties with the president may be more of a hindrance than a help. Tickets to Wednesday's fundraiser cost up to $15,000 per couple, with the money split between Udall's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. While Obama has attended numerous events for the DSCC, Wednesday's luncheon marks the first time he has appeared directly on behalf of an endangered Democrat. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/obama-inches-competitive-colorado-senate-race-24471113
Udall may be trying to distance himself from Odumbo.... but I wouldn't bother to piss on Udall to put out the flames if he were on fire, either.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% They remember the recent recalls of CO lawgivers who were on wrong side of 2nd Amendment. Billion bucks fundraiser just not what it used to be; mayor Bloomberg had his micromanagement of soft drinks, again struck down like a dog,LOL.
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