Former President Barack Obama is ramping up his fundraising efforts for Democrats as the party’s prospects for the November elections appear to be shifting.
Obama will headline a fundraiser for the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm in New York City on Sept. 8, Axios reported.
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The report comes as some nonpartisan election analysts have predicted that Democrats’ odds of maintaining a Senate majority in November have improved and the number of seats Republicans could gain in the House may be shrinking.
A president’s party historically loses congressional seats in a midterm election, and Republicans had hoped to make the cycle a referendum on President Joe Biden, whose approval ratings are low, and rising consumer costs.
But Senate candidate and campaign quality problems are plaguing some key swing state contests for Republicans, a trend Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently acknowledged when he told reporters in his home state of Kentucky, “I think there’s probably a greater likelihood the House flips than the Senate.”
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee fundraiser will feature a “conversation” with Obama and Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), chairman of the committee, according to the invite.
The event features a price tag of $25,000 for general admission tickets and $50,000 for VIP tickets.
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Politico reported that Obama will also headline a fundraiser for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee later this month. That event, hosted by the group’s leader, former Attorney General Eric Holder, will be held in Martha’s Vineyard.
