Democratic Lawmakers Running From Obama Events as Approval Numbers Continue to Dip

Lawmakers running like crazy from Obama events. Politico reports that as Obama's approval numbers continue to fall, "many Democratic politicians don't want to get too close to him."

"In trips to Michigan, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania -- all states that he carried in 2008 -- members of Congress were notably missing from the president's side. Though none came out and said they were deliberately avoiding him, they didn't have to: Dodging a presidential candidate who's riding low in the polls is a time-honored political practice... For Obama, who's led a charmed political life since bursting onto the national stage in 2004 -- he was in high demand on the campaign trail even before he won his Senate seat that year -- it's a harbinger of a humbling election year to come."