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Obama stepping into crucial gubernatorial contests — starting in Wisconsin
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| Contributor | Homegrown Democrat |
| Last Edited | Homegrown Democrat Aug 17, 2010 12:32am |
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| Category | Strategy |
| Author | Carol Lee and Alexander Burns |
| Media | Newspaper - St. Paul Pioneer Press |
| News Date | Monday, August 16, 2010 06:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | President Barack Obama will do more in two days this week for his party's candidates for governor than he has done all year, wrapping his arm around several of the most highly touted gubernatorial hopefuls on the ballot in 2010.
But the logic behind Obama's upcoming appearances in Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin goes well beyond this election cycle. With 37 gubernatorial elections on the ballot this fall, the president has homed in on three of the only states that offer competitive gubernatorial contests this year and also are likely to be pivotal in his 2012 reelection campaign.
Obama will start in Wisconsin today with Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who the White House helped recruit to run for governor. On Wednesday, he'll headline a fundraiser for Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland in Columbus before flying to Miami to give a boost to Alex Sink, the presumptive Democratic nominee for governor of Florida, at an event for the state party.
The importance of those three states to the 2012 map is not lost on the White House. With the political muscle governors can bring to a presidential campaign, electing Sink, Strickland and Barrett — or some of them — could offer Obama a powerful firewall against any Republican opponent two years from now. |
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