Obama Raises Money for Democrats

“Making a down payment on his vow to go all in for Democrats in 2014,
President Barack Obama is courting well-heeled donors in California on a
two-day fundraising jaunt that requires the president to walk a fine
line: Berate Republicans too much, and Obama could put fragile prospects
for achieving his second-term goals in jeopardy,” the AP writes.

First Read: “If it had its druthers, we’re guessing the White House would have preferred to hold off on some fundraising for a bit. But there’s another reason why Obama agreed to these early funders. The president had his own intra-party politics to worry about which. Some House and Senate Dems are nervous the president is more focused on raising money for Organizing for Action rather than help the party, so this is an attempt to quiet down those critiques. Also, the Obama campaign gave the DCCC and DSCC virtually no financial help in 2012, and the folks on Capitol Hill noticed. Today, Obama remains in California, where he hits two more fundraisers — this time for the Democratic National Committee.”