Most news outlets are reporting that sources in Massachusetts and the White House say Obama will be campaigning for Coakley in Massachusetts, as the Tuesday special election nears. Sunday will be the day, ABC News reports.

His remote appeals up until now— a web video and a robocall— seemed to indicate the White House’s desire to keep him distant from an increasingly possible Democratic loss. Perhaps the White House is now more confident about Coakley’s chances than other Democrats are, but then, they were ostensibly sanguine about Jon Corzine’s chances in New Jersey last November, too.

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