WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will participate in a campaign rally for Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy, who is in a close re-election race in a state that Obama won handily in 2012.

The White House says Obama will attend the rally Oct. 15, the first public political appearance by the president in this fall election campaign. Obama has raised money for Democrats and recently attended an intimate fundraiser for Illinois’ Gov. Pat Quinn.

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