Hagan Avoids Obama Visit to North Carolina

Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) is skipping President Obama’s visit to her home state, the Los Angeles Times reports.

“The notable absence at Obama’s first trip outside the Beltway in this election year highlights a perennial quandary for embattled candidates and less-than-popular presidents. With a battle for control of the Senate looming and the president’s approval rating deflated, Democrats and the White House will spend much of this year grappling with whether their most vulnerable candidates will be helped or harmed by a visit from Obama and how to keep those candidates some distance — but not too far — from the president.”