Big Guns Roll into Northwest

Biden was in Tacoma last week to support Senator Patty Murray, who faces a tough battle against Republican Dino Rossi.President and Mrs. Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, former President Bill Clinton and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele are making the rounds in the Pacific Northwest this month to campaign for House, Senate and gubernatorial candidates.  The November 2 mid-term elections  are shaping up as high-value targets in races aimed at rebalancing power in Washington this year -- and setting the stage for a presidential re-election bid in 2012.

Democrats hold a 39-seat majority in the U.S. House and a 9-seat advantage in the Senate. Senior Democrats are being dispatched throughout the Northwest to help candidates in tough races, energize a dissatisfied Democratic base and save their endangered congressional majorities.

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