At today’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that President Obama does not have any plans to campaign for Democratic candidate Martha Coakley in the Massachusetts Senate special election.
“The president doesn’t have any travel plans to campaign in Massachusetts,” Gibbs said, in response to an initial question from Fox News’ Major Garrett. Roll Call’s Keith Koffler later followed up, asking why Obama wasn’t going. Koffler asked whether there was any concern that with Obama’s falling approval ratings, could he hurt Coakley’s chances?
“No. No. No,” said Gibbs, who later added: “We just — it’s not on the schedule as a trip the president’s going to make.”
