Oct 20, 3:30 AM EDT
Obama heads to New York for campaign fundraisersBy BEN FELLER
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly one year removed from his own election, President Barack Obama is dashing into campaign mode again, devoting coveted time toward getting Democrats elected in November and generating cash for his party in 2010.
The concentrated push begins Tuesday and is shaping up, at least to some degree, as a gauge on Obama’s political influence.
At separate events in New York City, the president will raise money both for Bill Owens, a Democrat trying to win a special election in an upstate New York congressional district, and for the Democratic National Committee. The national party fundraising event alone is expected to generate between $2 million to $3 million.
Beyond a $30,400-per-couple dinner for the DNC, Obama will attend a health care rally with tickets starting at $100. His comments at that event will be pumped live via webcast to house parties around the nation, where supporters plan to call voters and ask them to lobby Congress to pass a health care reform bill.
via News from The Associated Press.
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