Obama Heads West Aiming to Defend Democratic Hold on Key States

President Barack Obama heads west today aiming to defend his party’s congressional majorities with campaign stops in Democratic-leaning states where he’s likely to have the biggest impact less than two weeks before the election.

The president will raise money and headline events in five states over four days with a focus on three incumbent Democrats in close races: Senators Barbara Boxer in California, Patty Murray in Washington and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in Nevada. He’ll also campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidates John Kitzhaber in Oregon and Mark Dayton in Minnesota and raise money for House candidates.