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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
President Obama, first lady and Al Gore coming to Ohio to campaign for Democrats
By Jack Torry Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will hold a fund-raiser Sunday in Cleveland for Gov. Ted Strickland before he and First Lady Michelle Obama appear before a crowd later that day on the Oval at Ohio State University, White House officials said today.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Obama will hold three separate events Sunday — the Strickland fund-raiser in Cleveland, the speech at Ohio State University, and a fund-raiser in Columbus for the Democratic National Committee.
Gates open for the Columbus event at 5 p.m. The program begins at 6:15 p.m at the Oval on OSU’s campus.
Gibbs said the appearance by the president and Mrs. Obama at Ohio State is the first time they have campaigned together since 2008 when Obama won the presidency.
Gibbs said having both attend the Ohio State event is a “good way” to “get a big crowd and have some energy. I think she’s obviously very effective.”
Gibbs told reporters today that the DNC fundraiser is designed to raise “money for the national party that will be used for both their activities as well as helping to fund state activities.’’
In what could be a sign that the White House does not believe that Senate Democratic candidate Lee Fisher can win next month, Obama is not doing any fund-raising specifically for the lieutenant governor’s campaign. Fisher is running behind in the polls to Republican candidate Rob Portman.
Fisher is expected to speak to the Columbus rally on Sunday.
Former Vice President Al Gore, the 2000 Democratic presidential nominee, will do a fundraiser Saturday for Fisher in Columbus. In addition, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., son of the slain former U.S. attorney general, will do a fund-raiser for Fisher today in Columbus.
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