Some Dems keep President Obama far, far away - John Bresnahan and Manu Raju - POLITICO.com: The glare of the White House race is forcing vulnerable Democrats to choose between their president and their political future.
As many as two dozen Democrats may vote Thursday to hold Barack Obama’s attorney general in contempt of Congress. Democratic lawmakers and candidates for Congress are bailing in droves on the national convention in Charlotte, a three-day gathering that’s supposed to be a celebration of Obama and a unifying moment for the party. Steve Israel, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, is flatly telling candidates not to go to Charlotte and to stay in their districts to campaign.
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