({{Reuters}}) – {President Barack Obama made a rare appearance on the campaign trail on Sunday with a rally to support the Democratic candidate for governor in Maryland, but early departures of crowd members while he spoke underscored his continuing unpopularity.}<\/p>\n
With approval levels hovering around record lows, Obama has spent most of his campaign-related efforts this year raising money for struggling Democrats, who risk losing control of the U.S. Senate in the Nov. 4 midterm election.<\/p>\n
Most candidates from his party have been wary of appearing with him during their election races because of his sagging popularity.<\/p>\n
Not so Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown of Maryland, who is running for governor, and Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois, who is running for re-election. Obama plans to appear at an event for Quinn later in the evening.<\/p>\n
“You’ve got to vote,” Obama repeated over and over at a rally for Brown in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, near Washington.<\/p>\n
Democrats have a history of not turning up to vote in midterm elections.<\/p>\n
“There are no excuses. The future is up to us,” Obama said.<\/p>\n
A steady stream of people walked out of the auditorium while he spoke, however, and a heckler interrupted his remarks.<\/p>\n
Obama’s help, or lack thereof, may not matter much to Brown, who is 11 points ahead of Republican opponent Larry Hogan, according to an average of polls by RealClearPolitics.<\/p>\n
Quinn’s race is tighter. He is ahead of Republican opponent Bruce Rauner by 1.8 points, according to the RealClearPolitics average.<\/p>\n
Obama is scheduled to spend the night at his Chicago home after the campaign event for Quinn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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