President Barack Obama, accompanied by Bill de Blasio, the Democratic mayoral candidate, made a campaign-style appearance at Junior’s Friday, a Brooklyn landmark known for its cheesecakes.
He shook hands, gave out hugs, posed for photos and bought two cakes to go, one plain and one topped with strawberries.
Obama is opening a six-week burst of fundraising for Democrats, offering an early look at how he’ll frame the messy health overhaul rollout and recent government shutdown for donors and voters ahead of next year’s pivotal midterm elections.
After putting political events on hold for about a month, Obama was returning to campaign mode Friday in New York, first at a top-dollar fundraiser for House Democrats, flanked by film producer Harvey Weinstein and prominent CEOs before another, closed-door event benefiting the national Democratic Party.
With AP