Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, is getting reinforcement from Democratic stars in the run-up to the November elections.
This week, Vice President Joe Biden and first lady Michelle Obama are scheduled to attend fundraisers for the Democratic Senate candidate. Biden will fundraise for Braley at the Beverly Wilshire, a luxury hotel in Los Angeles, on Monday. Obama will headline a campaign event for Braley in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday.
The events come as polls continue to show Braley in a dead heat against his opponent, Republican Joni Ernst.
Braley, whose website claims he has become known for “his outspoken advocacy for the middle class” is now receiving financial help from people who can afford a fundraiser at a hotel that charges about $600 a night for a hotel room.
Braley’s campaign did not respond to a Washington Examiner inquiry into whether he planned to attend the luxury fundraiser for his campaign.
The first lady will campaign for Braley at Drake University Fieldhouse, an athletic facility next to the university’s football stadium. No word yet on whether Braley will bring up the fact that he is “angered and frustrated” with her husband.
Former President Bill Clinton stumped for Braley in September, where the former president made news not for his attendance but because he got the candidate’s name wrong.
Potential 2016 candidate Hillary Clinton, who accompanied Bill in September, is expected to return to Iowa to campaign for Braley once more before the election.
